Enquiry approach to the geography of crime

Enquiry approach to the geography of crime

1. 1 -Planning phase

   • Watch the crime mapping videos
   • Use the links to read about other research and understand theory
   • Use video tutorial part 1 to look at local data
   • Form study aim and sub questions
   • Choose a small scale study area
   • Draft an outline plan for your study

2. 2 - Data collection

   • Identify data needed
     • See the primary data ideas section
   • acquire secondary data
     • Use video tutorials parts 1, 2, 5 and 6
   • Develop risk assessment for any fieldwork
   • Develop data recording sheets
   • Decide on sampling size and approach
   • Collect primary data
     • See video tutorials parts 7 and 10

3. 3 - Data presentation

   • As GIS maps
     • See video tutorial part 2, 3 and 4
       • Chloropleth maps
       • Heat maps
       • Hot spots
       • Colour shaded symbols
       • Proportional symbols
       • Isoline maps
   • As Graphs
     • See video tutorial part 9
   • As annotated photos
   • As sumary tables of data

4. 4 - Data analysis

   • Spatial analysis
     • See video tutorials part 4, 8 and 9
       • Hot spots
       • Counts by areas
       • Counts within a distance of places
   • Describe patterns and trends
     • Explain data
   • Proportional analysis
     • Percentages
   • Correlations
     • See video tutorial part 9

5. 5 - Conclusion and evaluation

   • Synthesise key findings
     • Compare to theory/ expections
     • Make recommendations for Police and government
   • Confidence in findings
     • Strenghts of study
     • Limitations of approach
       • Suggested improvements
       • How to extend the study