Geography of Crime: tales from Brazil

11h45 à 12h30
Pavillon Lionel-Groulx, local C-2059
Carrefour des arts et des sciences
3150, rue Jean-Brillant

Aucune réservation requise

Speaker

Silas Nogueira de Melo
Silas Melo is an Associate Professor at Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Brazil. He is currently a post-doctoral researcher at CICC (UdeM) and works on issues around the geography of crime, spatial analysis, and Global South.

Summary

The spatial perspective of crimes has been increasing in criminology literature in the past decade. However, most of the studies are from Western countries.

This presentation draws on several spatial analysis to investigate the dynamics of crime in Brazil. Findings indicate that situational (spatial/temporal) context not only matters but that they are crucial for crime prevention.

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