Crime Analysis for Problem Solving Security Professionals in 25 Small Steps
While the daily assessment of terror threats applies primarily to security professionals who are charged with protecting critical infrastructure assets,…
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National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
Created to improve the quantity and quality of crime data collected by law enforcement, the FBI UCR Program’s National Incident-Based…
Normal Crime Levels
Emile Durkheim, a French sociologist, suggested that crime was not indicative of a pathology or illness in society, but at certain levels…
FBI says violent crime increased 0.7% while property crime decreased 0.9% in 2012
“The FBI estimated that in 2012, the number of violent crimes increased 0.7 percent, according to the figures released today.…
Home Invasion Robbery
“Home invasion robbery has characteristics of both residential burglary and street robbery. Like residential burglars, home robbers must usually gain…
The Criminology of Place
“The study of crime has focused primarily on why particular people commit crime or why specific communities have higher crime…