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Show Me St. Louis: Risk Assessment Through An 80-20 Framework, Hannah K. Steinman
Show Me St. Louis: Risk Assessment Through An 80-20 Framework, Hannah K. Steinman
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Researchers of crime and place have long explored the uneven distribution of crime within the built environment and repeatedly identified where crime is concentrated. The longstanding question pertaining to crime at the micro-level, is why crime concentrates. This study operates within environmental criminology, through an 80-20 framework, to explore the spatial distribution of crime across streets with crime generators and attractors in St. Louis, Missouri to fill this gap in the literature. A conjunctive analysis of case configurations is used to identify unique high and low-crime street profiles. Crime data from 2018 – 2019 are used from the St. Louis …
Time-Space Analysis Of Terrorist Planning Cycles, Michael Stephen Gerald Eastham
Time-Space Analysis Of Terrorist Planning Cycles, Michael Stephen Gerald Eastham
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Terrorism is among the largest threats to national and international security in today's global community. Acts of terrorism have resulted economic and societal impacts throughout the world. Improvements in technology have increased the capacity of terrorists to maximize the impact of their actions. The increasing influence and prevalence of terrorist activity has demanded research focused on the prevention of terrorist acts. A known method of terrorism prevention is uncovering a plot during its planning and preparation phase. Terrorist planning can be evaluated based on how actors move through space and time prior to the execution of their attack. General patterns …