Topic 8: Methodologies in Criminology / Advances in Quantitative Methods (Qantitative Methods WG)

Vania Ceccato, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

A Space-Syntax Analysis of Homicide Crimes in Santa Fe, Argentina: Explanations for Crime Patterns at Micro-Places - Bryce Barthuly, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, USA

Safe Spaces: Exploring Geographical Information System (GIS) geostatistical spatiotemporal analysis - the potential buffering effects of youth work provision in areas of elevated violent crime. - Antoinette Keaney-Bell, Queen's University Belfast; Colm Walsh, Queen's University Belfast

Testing spatially conscious machine learning models to forecast crime. A comparison case study for the prediction of property hotspots in Vienna and in Budapest. - Ourania Kounadi, Assistant Professor Department for Geography and Regional Research, University of Vienna; Andrea Pődör, Institute of Geoinformatics, Alba Regia Technical Faculty, Óbuda University

The use of synthetic control to access crime prevention interventions in Sweden: the case of open drug markets - Vania Ceccato, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Marco Antonio Jorge, Federal University of Sergipe; Gabriel Gliori, KTH Royal Institute of Technology