Fine-tuning geographical profiling

J.J. van der Kemp; P.J. van Koppen

doi:10.1007/978-1-60327-146-2_17

Fine-tuning geographical profiling

J.J. van der Kemp, P.J. van Koppen

Criminal Law and Criminology

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Abstract

Geographical profiling is an investigative technique that analyzes the spatial pattern of a related series of crime locations in order to predict the location of the offender’s residence. After explaining how today’s geographical profiling works, it is argued that such profiling may be improved if characteristics of the offense, the offender, and geographical circumstances are taken into account. Following that, we discuss the theoretical and practical limitations of geographical profiling.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Criminal profiling
Subtitle of host publication	International perspectives in theory, practice, and research
Editors	R.N. Kocsis
Place of Publication	Totowa NJ
Publisher	Humana
Pages	347-364
Number of pages	8
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-60327-146-2
ISBN (Print)	978-1-58829-684-9, 978-1-61737-717-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-146-2_17
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2007

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