PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF ROBBERY, V 3 - THE GEOGRAPHY OF ROBBERY

• NCJ Number: 11766
• Author(s): S WILCOX
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 109 pages
• Grant Number(s): NI-70-029
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: University of California, Davis
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DETAILED EXAMINATION OF THE SPATIAL ASPECTS OF ROBBERY AND PURSE SNATCHING IN THE OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, AREA FOR THE PERIOD 1966 THROUGH 1968.

Abstract

FOLLOWING A GENERAL OUTLINE OF ROBBERY IN OAKLAND, THE AUTHOR DELINEATES THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF COMMERCIAL AND INDIVIDUAL ROBBERIES. THE DOCUMENT CONCLUDES WITH A REVIEW OF SIMILAR RESEARCH DONE PREVIOUSLY AND A DISCUSSION OF SOME PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN SPATIAL ANALYSIS. THE TEXT IS ILLUSTRATED WITH THE USE OF NUMEROUS TABLES, CHARTS, AND MAPS. THIS IS VOLUME THREE OF A FIVE VOLUME STUDY MADE POSSIBLE BY GRANTS FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND FROM THE FORD FOUNDATION. FOR THE COMPANION VOLUMES SEE NCJ-011764, NCJ-011765, NCJ-011767, AND NCJ-011768.