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Criminology

41 methods
32 method families

MOST CONNECTED IN CRIMINOLOGY

Routine Activity Theory
12 connections in this field
Criminal Career Paradigm
10 connections in this field
Crime Concentration Index
8 connections in this field
Near-Repeat Analysis
8 connections in this field
Recidivism Survival Analysis
8 connections in this field
Crime Hot Spot Analysis
7 connections in this field
Crime Mapping
6 connections in this field
Deterrence Analysis
6 connections in this field
Group-Based Trajectory Model
6 connections in this field
Life-Course Criminology Analysis
6 connections in this field

Showing 41 of 41 methods

Causal designs5 methods
Capture-Recapture for Hidden Crime PopulationsInterrupted Time Series in Crime AnalysisPropensity Weighting in CriminologyRandomized Controlled Trial in CriminologyRegression Discontinuity in Sentencing
Correctional risk-needs assessment2 methods
Level of Service Inventory-RevisedRisk-Needs Assessment
Developmental & life-course criminology2 methods
Age-Crime Curve ModelingCriminal Career Paradigm
Developmental and life-course criminology2 methods
Life-Course Criminology AnalysisTurning Point Analysis
Spatial crime analysis2 methods
Crime MappingKernel Density Crime Mapping
Spatial-temporal crime analysis2 methods
Crime Hot Spot AnalysisNear-Repeat Analysis
Causal inference / confounding adjustment1 method
Propensity Score Methods in Criminology
Configurational comparative methods / qualitative crime analysis1 method
Conjunctive Analysis of Case Configurations
Crime prevention evaluation1 method
Crime Displacement and Diffusion Analysis
Criminology of place / concentration statistics1 method
Crime Concentration Index
Descriptive sequence analysis of offending careers1 method
Offender-Based Transition Matrix
Environmental / geographic criminology1 method
Journey to Crime Analysis
Environmental crime analysis1 method
Risk Terrain Modeling (Criminology)
Environmental criminology / crime prevention theory1 method
Situational Crime Prevention Analysis
Environmental criminology / qualitative crime analysis1 method
Crime Script Analysis
Forensic clinical rating instrument1 method
Psychopathy Checklist (PCL-R)
Latent class growth modeling1 method
Group-Based Trajectory Model
Longitudinal clustering and latent class growth methods1 method
Criminal Trajectory Clustering
Neighborhood and community criminology1 method
Social Disorganization Analysis
Neighborhood ecometrics1 method
Collective Efficacy Scale
Neighborhood structural measurement1 method
Concentrated Disadvantage Index
Offending / delinquency measurement1 method
Self-Report Delinquency Scale
Opportunity / environmental criminology1 method
Routine Activity Theory
Predictive policing / crime forecasting1 method
Crime Prediction Modeling
Rational-choice / criminal-justice policy analysis1 method
Deterrence Analysis
Spatial econometrics1 method
Spatial Regression of Crime
Specialized actuarial risk assessment1 method
Static-99 Assessment
Survey methodology for crime measurement1 method
Victimization Survey Method
Survival analysis of crime events1 method
Repeat Victimization Analysis
Survival analysis of criminal careers1 method
Desistance Analysis
Survival regression1 method
Recidivism Survival Analysis
Systematic social observation of disorder1 method
Broken Windows Assessment

FIELD AT A GLANCE

Methods41
Method families32
Connected methods10+

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