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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_profiling
Source TypeEncyclopedia
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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.
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.
Disposition By Topic
- Criminologists and Reformers, 8 claims: 4 well-attested, 4 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
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9Criminologists and Reformers
General References
4Criminologists and Reformers
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