Behaviour tracking: using geospatial and behaviour sequence analysis to map crime

D.A. Keatley; M. Arntfield; P. Gill; J. Clare; G. Oatley; N. Bouhana; D.D. Clarke

doi:10.1057/s41284-019-00216-3

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Behaviour tracking: using geospatial and behaviour sequence analysis to map crime

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Behaviour tracking: using geospatial and behaviour sequence analysis to map crime

D.A. Keatley, M. Arntfield, P. Gill, J. Clare, G. Oatley, N. Bouhana and D.D. Clarke

Security Journal, Vol.34, pp.184-201

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41284-019-00216-3

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Abstract

Crime is a complex phenomenon. To understand the commission of crime, researchers must map both the temporal and the spatial processes involved. The current research combines a temporal method of analysis, Behaviour Sequence Analysis, with geospatial mapping, to outline a new method of integrating temporal and spatial movements of criminals. To show how the new method can be applied, a burglary scenario was used, and the movements and behaviours of a criminal tracked around the property. Results showed that combining temporal and spatial analyses allows for a clearer account of the process of a crime scene. The current method has application to a large range of other crimes and terrorist movements, for instance between cities and movements within each city. Therefore, the current research provides the foundation framework for a novel method of spatio-temporal analyses of crime.

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Title: Behaviour tracking: using geospatial and behaviour sequence analysis to map crime
Authors/Creators: D.A. Keatley (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
M. Arntfield (Author/Creator) - Western University
P. Gill (Author/Creator) - University College London
J. Clare (Author/Creator) - The University of Western Australia
G. Oatley (Author/Creator) - Federation University
N. Bouhana (Author/Creator) - University College London
D.D. Clarke (Author/Creator) - University of Nottingham
Publication Details: Security Journal, Vol.34, pp.184-201
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Identifiers: 991005541294407891
Copyright: © 2019 Springer Nature Limited
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Law
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration; International collaboration
Citation topics: 6 Social Sciences; 6.24 Psychiatry & Psychology; 6.24.1084 Sexual Violence
Web Of Science research areas: Criminology & Penology
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