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Data Distortions and the Quantification of Fear

Description:

The explosion of data in the digital age has provided new possibilities for policy creation,the development of knowledge, and societal innovations. In this way, data becomes an essential tool in personal decision-making, legal change, and policy creation as we leverage new forms of data to understand social phenomena. But along...

Keyword:

crime, data distortions, methods, and homicide

Subject:

Criminology

Creator:

Albrecht, Kathryn

Owner:

Scholarly Digital Publishing

Language:

en

Date Uploaded:

10/06/2021

Date Created:

2021-01-01

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Alternate Identifier:

http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:15728 and etdadmin_upload_843965
Habitus of Habitat: Mapping the History, Redevelopment, and Crime in Public Housing

Description:

Drawing on seven years of ethnographic fieldwork, as well as interviews, crime statistics, and census data, this study documents the demolition and redevelopment of a predominately African-American housing development in Chicago. I describe how living in a hypersegregated, high crime neighborhood affects the way residents use, affectively feel, and navigate...

Keyword:

public housing, crime, cognitive map, and criminology

Subject:

Sociology

Creator:

Wenona Charlene Rymond-Richmond

Owner:

Jason Christ Chandra

Date Uploaded:

08/30/2018

Date Modified:

08/30/2018

Date Created:

2007-11-14

Resource Type:

Dissertation