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dc.contributor.authorSunder, N
dc.contributor.authorBirks, DJ
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-26
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-26T00:59:53Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-02T01:13:44Z
dc.date.available2017-03-02T01:13:44Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.modified2014-05-26T00:59:53Z
dc.identifier.issn1460-3780
dc.identifier.doi10.1057/palgrave.cpcs.8140186
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/59358
dc.description.abstractCrime is distributed unevenly, a phenomenon commonplace at both areal and individual (personal or household) level. This is of core importance in the allocation of crime reduction resources. However, this importance is not reflected in the choice of measures used to target such resources. This paper distinguishes between alternative crime counts (incidence, prevalence and concentration) and elaborates on their deployment implications, using data from the Sandwell area of the West Midlands. The importance of the concentration measure (victimisations per victim) across units of count is stressed, and it is argued that necessary steps should be taken to incorporate concentration measures routinely into area crime profiles. The three-yearly audit- strategy sequence required under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 should routinely incorporate such measures.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.publisherPerpetuity Press
dc.publisher.placeUK
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom51
dc.relation.ispartofpageto59
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalCrime Prevention and Community Safety: An International Journal
dc.relation.ispartofvolume6
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPolice administration, procedures and practice
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPolicy and administration
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4402
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode440211
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4407
dc.titleMeasuring Incidence, Prevalence and Concentration: Implications for Policing.
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codec1x
gro.facultyArts, Education and Law
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorBirks, Daniel J.


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