Residential population data are frequently employed to link the crime incidence of an area
with the number of residents to estimate the underlying risk. Human mobility patterns cause …

This research investigates spatio-temporal patterns of police calls-for-service in the Region
of Waterloo, Canada, at a fine spatial and temporal resolution. Modeling was implemented …

According to the theories of social disorganization and collective efficacy, population
heterogeneity contributes to the erosion of social ties and the increase in crime. I test that …

Research is increasingly approaching migration as an adaptation to climate risk. Yet our
understanding of the migration-adaptation nexus remains limited, as most studies …

The community policing model has been celebrated by police executives, scholars, and
communities alike for bringing together stakeholders not only to reduce and solve crimes …

globally. Kenya is not an exception thus community policing was adopted to enhance
security and safety, reduce crime, fear and improve social order in the neighborhoods …

Research is increasingly approaching migration as an adaptation to climate risk. Yet our
understanding of the migration-adaptation nexus remains limited, as most studies …

Academic work focusing on Kenya acknowledges that the state does not have a monopoly
in the everyday policing of informal settlements. Nevertheless, there is limited scholarly …

This research project is dedicated to my immediate family for the offering the support I
needed to accomplish this most trying part in my career progression. The work is also …

The purpose of this program evaluation was to evaluate community-policing activities in
rural police precincts in the South Central United States to inform and facilitate specific and …