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Factors Related to Rape Reporting Behavior in Brazil: Examining the Role of Spatio-Temporal Factors by Melo, Silas Nogueira de, Beauregard, Eric, Andresen, Martin A.

“…The reporting of rape to police is an important component of this crime to have the criminal justice system involved and, potentially, punish offenders…”
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Effect of protected areas on forest crimes in Brazil by Folharini, Saulo de Oliveira, Melo, Silas Nogueira de, Cameron, Stephen R.

“…Forest crimes are a sparsely researched topic. There is ample evidence that protected areas play a role in lessening deforestation in the developing world, but…”
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Geography of crime in a Brazilian context: an application of social disorganization theory by Melo, Silas Nogueira de, Andresen, Martin A., Matias, Lindon Fonseca

“…Geography of crime research dates back to the early 1800s, most of which in English and in the context of the United States and Europe, but with a growing and…”
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Deforestation drivers in the Brazilian Amazon: assessing new spatial predictors by Santos, Alex Mota dos, Silva, Carlos Fabricio Assunção da, Almeida Junior, Pedro Monteiro de, Rudke, Anderson Paulo, Melo, Silas Nogueira de

“…Researches on the deforestation of the Amazon have gained prominence in the last recent years, mainly with the change in the policy regarding the facing of…”
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Land use and green crime: Assessing the edge effect by Folharini, Saulo de Oliveira, Melo, Silas Nogueira de, Ramos, Rafael Guimarães, Brown, J. Christopher

“…Green crimes are violations of environmental laws that aim to protect human well-being, natural resources, and ecosystems. Brazil has recorded an increase in…”
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Carjacking: A Comparison Between Campinas, Brazil and Detroit, Michigan by Felson, Marcus, Melo, Silas Nogueira de, Xu, Yanqing, Jiang, Shanhe

“…Carjacking calls for a specialized analysis because it occurs at lightning speed within very brief windows of opportunity. This article describes the…”
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Homicide rates are spatially associated with built environment and socio-economic factors: a study in the neighbourhoods of Toronto, Canada by Mohammadi, Alireza, Bergquist, Robert, Fathi, Ghasem, Pishgar, Elahe, de Melo, Silas Nogueira, Sharifi, Ayyoob, Kiani, Behzad

“…Objectives Homicide rate is associated with a large variety of factors and therefore unevenly distributed over time and space. This study aims to explore…”
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Do police stations deter crime? by Boivin, Rémi, de Melo, Silas Nogueira

“…Purpose The introduction of community policing led to a significant increase in the number of police stations, particularly in urban settings. Police stations…”
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Voronoi Diagrams and Spatial Analysis of Crime by Melo, Silas Nogueira de, Frank, Richard, Brantingham, Patricia

“…A range of spatial analyses are used in the field of crime mapping, such as kernel density estimation, Ripley's K-function, and spatial autocorrelation, but…”
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Comparing global spatial patterns of crime by Boivin, Rémi, de Melo, Silas Nogueira

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the spatial patterns of different phenomena in the same geographical space. Andresen’s spatial point pattern…”
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Spatial/Temporal Variations of Crime: A Routine Activity Theory Perspective by de Melo, Silas Nogueira, Pereira, Débora V. S., Andresen, Martin A., Matias, Lindon Fonseca

“…Temporal and spatial patterns of crime in Campinas, Brazil, are analyzed considering the relevance of routine activity theory in a Latin American context. We…”
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The Influence of Racial Minorities and Ethnic Heterogeneity in the Estimation of Homicide Rates in the Northeast Region of Brazil: Implications for Social Disorganization Theory in the Global South by Silva, Carlos Fabricio Assunção da, de Melo, Silas Nogueira, Vaughan, Adam David, Santos, Alex Mota dos, de Almeida Junior, Pedro Monteiro

“…Using social disorganization theory, the present study considers the concentration of racial minorities and the degree of ethnic heterogeneity to provide an…”
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Spatial modelling of deforestation-related factors in the Brazilian semi-arid biome by da Silva, Carlos Fabricio Assunção, Dos Santos, Alex Mota, de Melo, Silas Nogueira, Rudke, Anderson Paulo, de Almeida Junior, Pedro Monteiro

“…The Caatinga biome is the largest and wettest semi-arid environment globally, occupying 10% of the Brazilian territory. Half of the original vegetation from…”
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Repeat and near-repeat victimization in Campinas, Brazil: new explanations from the Global South by de Melo, Silas Nogueira, Andresen, Martin A., Matias, Lindon Fonseca

“…Criminological research has consistently found that crime clusters in both space and time. A subset of this research has investigated repeat victimization…”
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Análise Longitudinal dos Fatores Associados a Epidemia/Endemia de Homicídios nas Capitais Brasileiras by Melo, Silas Nogueira de, Rocha, Janderson, Masullo, Yata Anderson Gonzaga

“…Existe a necessidade de se ampliar as discussões sobre a dinâmica da violência, bem como da importância de pesquisas que se voltem para o seu reflexo na saúde…”
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O cárcere brasileiro e o perfil social do sistema prisional do Maranhão by Yata Anderson Gonzaga Masullo, Janderson Rocha, Silas Nogueira de Melo

“…O Brasil elevou sua taxa de aprisionamento em aproximadamente 200% nos últimos 20 anos. O presente trabalho tem dois objetivos: primeiro, o de caracterizar o…”
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Modelo espacial de risco de incêndio intraurbano: fatores de população e carga de incêndio by França, Carlos David Veiga, Melo, Silas Nogueira de, De Castro, Claudio Eduardo, Dos Santos, Luiz Carlos Araújo

“…Embora os incêndios urbanos façam centenas de vítimas fatais e causem inúmeros prejuízos materiais a cada ano e em todo o mundo, poucos estudos se dedicam à…”
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Perfil do docente da escola agrícola de Rio Claro (SP) e a organização espacial do campo by Nogueira de Melo, Silas

“…Este artigo tem como objetivo traçar o perfil dos professores da Escola Agrícola de Rio Claro (SP), situandoos no contexto nacional, com o intuito de…”
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Crime concentrations and similarities in spatial crime patterns in a Brazilian context by de Melo, Silas Nogueira, Matias, Lindon Fonseca, Andresen, Martin A.

“…Research within the geography of crime and spatial criminology literature most often show that crime is highly concentrated in particular places. Moreover, a…”
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Risk of Outdoor Rape and Proximity to Bus Stops, Bars, and Residences by Felson, Marcus, de Melo, Silas Nogueira, Boivin, Remi

“…Several researchers have linked the configuration of public places to the risk of sexual attack against women, including rape. Based on the routine activity…”
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