Crime Mapping & Risk Terrain Modeling Flashcards
1
Q
what does crime mapping focus on?
A
shows where crimes happen and links them to factors like poverty or disorganization using maps and data tools.
2
Q
why is risk terrain different from crime mapping?
A
because risk terrain takes into account features of the environment that encourage crime
3
Q
what are hotspots?
A
areas where crime clusters
4
Q
dots indicate where:
A
a crime is likely to occur on a crime map
5
Q
what is a crime gradient?
A
a symbol that shows that crime is more likely in the center of an area and less near the edges
6
Q
big data simply refers to:
A
big data sets
7
Q
sociograms
A
visual map that shows relationships between people in a group. sociograms are NODES, nodes connected by ARCS
8
Q
correlation
A
if one variable perfectly predicts another variable, the correlation is ONE.
