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dc.contributor.authorde Melo, Silas Nogueira
dc.contributor.authorAndresen, Martin A
dc.contributor.authorMatias, Lindon Fonseca
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-20T06:22:55Z
dc.date.available2021-12-20T06:22:55Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn0272-3638
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/02723638.2016.1255920
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/411109
dc.description.abstractGeography of crime research dates back to the early 1800s, most of which in English and in the context of the United States and Europe, but with a growing and significant literature studying the developing world. We contribute to this literature through an application of social disorganization theory in a Latin American context: Campinas, Brazil. We consider a number of property and violent crime types using census tracts as the spatial unit of analysis. Implementing a spatial regression method, we find support for social disorganization theory, but not as strong as similar studies in Europe and North America. However, because of the context of Campinas, Brazil, a different understanding of the local conditions proves to be important for understanding the geography of crime in this context. The implications of these results are discussed in the context of theoretical developments as well as crime prevention initiatives.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1550
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1572
dc.relation.ispartofissue10
dc.relation.ispartofjournalUrban Geography
dc.relation.ispartofvolume38
dc.subject.fieldofresearchUrban and regional planning
dc.subject.fieldofresearchTourism
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman geography
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3304
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3508
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4406
dc.subject.keywordsSocial Sciences
dc.subject.keywordsGeography
dc.subject.keywordsUrban Studies
dc.subject.keywordsgeography of crime
dc.subject.keywordssocial disorganization theory
dc.titleGeography of crime in a Brazilian context: an application of social disorganization theory
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationde Melo, SN; Andresen, MA; Matias, LF, Geography of crime in a Brazilian context: an application of social disorganization theory, Urban Geography, 2017, 38 (10), pp. 1550-1572
dc.date.updated2021-12-20T06:21:44Z
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gro.griffith.authorAndresen, Martin A.


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