Essays about: "thesis of crime"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 299 essays containing the words thesis of crime.

  1. 1. Hunting the hunters - Evaluating a new method of Geographic Profiling

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Max Pröckl; [2024]
    Keywords : rgeoprofile; crimestat; journey-to-crime; geographic profiling; qgis; geographical profiling; Örebromannen; Kim Rossmo; David Canter; Ned Levine.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : 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

  3. 2. Captivating Communication : The Swedish Prison and Probation Service’s Storytelling and Creation of Legitimacy

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kriminologiska institutionen

    Author : Ella Wendt Höjer; [2024]
    Keywords : prison; cultural criminology; Nordic exceptionalism; legitimacy; Kriminalvården;

    Abstract : The stories about prison are infinite, and ultimately affect our understanding of incarceration. Punishment and prison are also political, and the shape of the penal system is fundamentally different in different countries. READ MORE

  4. 3. A temporal Hawkes process model for shooting occurrences in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Sara Kopelman; [2024]
    Keywords : Point processes; stochastic processes; statistics; conditional intensity; crime; shootings; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : The Hawkes process, also referred to as a self-exciting point process, is a class of point processes where the intensity is conditioned on previous events. More specifically, an event occurrence excites the process, temporarily increasing the probability of more events occurring. READ MORE

  5. 4. Policing Möllevången - A critical discourse analysis of policing in the neoliberal city

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Carolina Pettersson; [2024]
    Keywords : Critical realism; Critical discourse analysis; Malmö; Policing; Urban neoliberalization; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the ideological conditions for policing in Malmö, Sweden. It takes its theoretical point of departure in the rise of urban neoliberalism, and how urban neoliberalization alters policy and practices of policing. READ MORE

  6. 5. EUROPEAN POLICE COOPERATION AS A NATIONAL TASK Translating European police cooperation into the daily work of the Swedish Police – a qualitative analysis

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Julia Lord; [2023-10-20]
    Keywords : European police cooperation; information exchange; organized crime; Swedish Police Authority; translation;

    Abstract : A paradox can be seen between the cross-border character of organized crime and the free movement within the European Union. The free movement is essential for the EU, which this type of crime takes advantage of. Cross-border crime requires cross-border measures, which for example takes place under the European police cooperation. READ MORE