The geo-spatial analysis and environmental factors of narcotics hot spots

A mixed methodological approach with two different analytic procedures and multiple data sources was used to examine narcotics hot spots. The first phase compares two methods of hot spots identification; the prediction model and the actual crimes. The second phase involves an intensive study to bett...

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Main Author: Balchak, Stefanie Wrae
Format: Others
Published: CSUSB ScholarWorks 2005
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2936
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3953&context=etd-project
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Summary:A mixed methodological approach with two different analytic procedures and multiple data sources was used to examine narcotics hot spots. The first phase compares two methods of hot spots identification; the prediction model and the actual crimes. The second phase involves an intensive study to better understand the phenomenon of drug hot spots areas consistently shown to be repeat hot spots.