Evaluating the accuracy and effectiveness of criminal geographic profiling methods: the case of Dandora, Kenya
Criminal geographic profiling (CGP) prioritizes offender search, extensively reducing the resources expended in criminal investigations. The utility of CGP has, however, remained unclear when variations in environmental characteristics and offense type are introduced. This study evaluates several CG...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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The professional geographer
Year: 2014, Volume: 67, Issue: 1, Pages: 110-120 |
| ISSN: | 1467-9272 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00330124.2014.886921 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2014.886921
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| Author Notes: | Lucy Mburu and Marco Helbich |
| Summary: | Criminal geographic profiling (CGP) prioritizes offender search, extensively reducing the resources expended in criminal investigations. The utility of CGP has, however, remained unclear when variations in environmental characteristics and offense type are introduced. This study evaluates several CGP strategies with data from Dandora, a small but densely populated suburb of Nairobi, Kenya. The research employs error distance and search-cost measures to determine CGP accuracy. Characterized by much shorter journeys to crime than those observed in Western cities, this study discovers significant applicability of CGP strategies in prioritizing offender searches. The negative exponential CGP strategy is identified to generate the most accurate geo-profiles. |
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| Item Description: | Published online: 19 March 2014 Gesehen am 10.06.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1467-9272 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00330124.2014.886921 |