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History of Geographic Criminology Part I: Nineteenth Century

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Early Chicago School; Geography of crime and disorder; Historical criminology; History of criminological theories: Causes of crime; History of geographic criminology part II: Twentieth century

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Criminologists have had a long enduring interest in the geography of crime and the explanation of spatial variations of crimes and offenders. In this entry, we describe the first century of empirical research starting in Europe in the late 20s and early 30s in Europe, especially in Belgium and France and in England (London). These studies contain the first analyses of registered figures on crime and prisoners. The results were also displayed on maps. There existed a vivid discussion between mathematicians, statisticians, and politicians during several meetings in London. The unit of analyses was in the beginning larger administrative areas and countries. The research agenda was inspired by new administrative data that became available in France in 1825 and by the political...

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  1. Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR), Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Gerben Bruinsma

  2. VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Gerben Bruinsma

  3. Department of Criminology, Law and Society, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA

    David Weisburd

  4. Faculty of Law, The Hebrew University, Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel

    David Weisburd

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  1. Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR), Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Gerben Bruinsma

  2. VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Gerben Bruinsma

  3. Department of Criminology, Law and Society, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA

    David Weisburd

  4. Faculty of Law, The Hebrew University, Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel

    David Weisburd

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Bruinsma, G., Weisburd, D. (2014). History of Geographic Criminology Part I: Nineteenth Century. In: Bruinsma, G., Weisburd, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5690-2_649

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