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Wikipedia: Geographic Profiling

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The encyclopedia article on geographic profiling, an investigative technique built on Paul and Patricia Brantingham's crime pattern theory that estimates an offender's likely home base from the locations of linked crimes.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_profiling
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Encyclopedia
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3
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Wikipedia: Geographic Profiling
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_profiling
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Wikipedia: Geographic Profiling
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wikipedia: Geographic Profiling
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Developed by Canadian environmental criminologists Paul and Patricia Brantingham, the theory exerts the strongest influence in geographic profiling.
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Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)

This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Criminologists and Reformers, 8 claims: 4 well-attested, 4 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.

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9

Criminologists and Reformers

General References

4

Criminologists and Reformers

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