Essays about: "conventional crime"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words conventional crime.
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1. Hunting the hunters - Evaluating a new method of Geographic Profiling
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Geographic Profiling (GP) may be used when searching for an unknown offender by applying mathematical algorithms to geographical information. This thesis aimed to contribute to improvement of the efficiacy of GP’s produced by law enforcement by evaluating a the new Spaulding/Morris Centrographic (SMC)-method of GP that claims to counteract two of the main difficulties when constructing a GP in a real world investigation: 1. READ MORE
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2. Violence Against Teachers in Sweden: The hidden side of School Violence
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)Abstract : During the latest years, the phenomenon of violence against teachers has been a growing concern for contemporary schools all over the world (Bounds & Jenkins, 2018). Existing studies propose increasing prevalence estimates (McMahon et al., 2017) and various harmful consequences for victims and schools (Wilson et al., 2011; Huang et al. READ MORE
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3. Being a "real" man; Honor killings and the performance of masculinity
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för MellanösternstudierAbstract : Abstract This case study looks at the topic of honor killings in relation to “doing” masculinity, in Jordan. A short overview is given on the dynamics of masculinities detected in the Jordanian public sphere. READ MORE
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4. The Organic Pattern of Space: : A Space Syntax Analysis of Natural Streets and Street Segments for Measuring Crime and Traffic Accidents
University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studierAbstract : The natural streets model is a research prototype that has been shown to perform better than the conventional GIS-based streets segments for explaining traffic flow and human movement. However, given its experimental status, a gap in the literature was identified. READ MORE
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5. Technology In Policing : An ethnographic study of the use of information and communication technology within Bedfordshire police force
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)Abstract : Policing in The United Kingdom is an intricate business, balancing the enforcement of statute and other laws while dealing with public safety and security. Policing engages a diverse and complicated set of organisational structures and processes relying heavily on the skill and expertise of officers on the ground. READ MORE