Topic 1: Perspectives on Crime and Criminal Behavior / Routine Activities and Situational Perspectives

Shannon J Linning, Simon Fraser University

A Data-Driven Problem: Exploring Predictive Policing with Random Forest Crime Mapping in Oslo - Victoria Jerstad Stensland, University of Oslo

Can we compare the uneven distribution of homicides in Latin American cities with the global north? - Catalina Mellado, University College London, UK

Crime, dynamic denominators and routine activities. - Andy David Newton, Nottingham Trent University

Rating Places: Utilizing user-generated content to assess place management as a mechanism for crime prevention in Belgium and the UK - Thom Snaphaan, PhD Researcher, Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy, Department of Criminology, Criminal Law and Social Law, Ghent University; Wim Hardyns, Professor, Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy, Department of Criminology, Criminal Law and Social Law, Ghent University; Lieven J. R. Pauwels, Professor, Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy, Department of Criminology, Criminal Law and Social Law, Ghent University; Kate Bowers, Professor, Department of Security and Crime Science, University College London

Are neighborhoods natural? A bottom-up explanation for how places produce macro-crime patterns - Shannon J Linning, Simon Fraser University