TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Geography of crime in a Brazilian context: an application of social disorganization theory
JO  - Urban geography
A1  - Melo, Silas Nogueira de
A1  - Andresen, Martin A.
A1  - Matias, Lindon Fonseca
SP  - 1550
EP  - 1572
VL  - 38
IS  - 10
N2  - Geography of crime research dates back to the early 1800s, most of which in English and in the context of the United States and Europe, but with a growing and significant literature studying the developing world. We contribute to this literature through an application of social disorganization theory in a Latin American context: Campinas, Brazil. We consider a number of property and violent crime types using census tracts as the spatial unit of analysis. Implementing a spatial regression method, we find support for social disorganization theory, but not as strong as similar studies in Europe and North America. However, because of the context of Campinas, Brazil, a different understanding of the local conditions proves to be important for understanding the geography of crime in this context. The implications of these results are discussed in the context of theoretical developments as well as crime prevention initiatives.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0272-3638
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02723638.2016.1255920
ID  - ref1
ER  -