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The Corner and the Crew: The Influence of Geography and Social Networks on Gang Violence
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In this paper, the authors examine how neighborhood properties influence a host of phenomena such as crime, poverty, health, civic engagement, immigration, and economic inequality, and show that neighborhood properties can influence these phenomena.Abstract:
Nearly a century of empirical research examines how neighborhood properties influence a host of phenomena such as crime, poverty, health, civic engagement, immigration, and economic inequality. The...read more
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Great American city: Chicago and the enduring neighborhood effect
TL;DR: Sampson, Robert J. as mentioned in this paper, The Great American city: Chicago and the enduring neighborhood effect. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2012. pp. 552, $27.50 cloth.
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Black Picket Fences: Privilege and Peril Among the Black Middle Class
TL;DR: Black Picket Fences: Privilege and Peril Among the Black Middle Class as discussed by the authors, by Mary Patillo-McCoy, is a seminal work in the history of black people.
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Saving human lives: what complexity science and information systems can contribute
Dirk Helbing,Dirk Brockmann,Dirk Brockmann,Thomas Chadefaux,Karsten Donnay,Ulf Blanke,Olivia Woolley-Meza,Mehdi Moussaïd,Anders Johansson,Anders Johansson,Jens Krause,Sebastian Schutte,Matjaz Perc +12 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss models and data of crowd disasters, crime, terrorism, war and disease spreading to show that conventional recipes, such as deterrence strategies, are often not effective and sufficient to contain them.
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Big Data Surveillance: The Case of Policing:
TL;DR: In this paper, the intersection of two structural developments: the growth of surveillance and the rise of big data is examined, drawing on observations and interviews conducted within the Los Angeles area.
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Saving Human Lives: What Complexity Science and Information Systems can Contribute
Dirk Helbing,Dirk Brockmann,Dirk Brockmann,Thomas Chadefaux,Karsten Donnay,Ulf Blanke,Olivia Woolley-Meza,Mehdi Moussaïd,Anders Johansson,Anders Johansson,Jens Krause,Sebastian Schutte,Matjaz Perc +12 more
TL;DR: Models and data of crowd disasters, crime, terrorism, war and disease spreading are discussed to show that conventional recipes, such as deterrence strategies, are often not effective and sufficient to contain them and complexity science can help to save human lives.
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