Hot under the collar The relationship between temperature and crime Heather Stevens. Lead supervisors Associate Professor Paul Beggs. Department of Environmental Sciences
I pray thee, good Mercutio, let's retire. The day is hot, the Capels abroad, And if we meet we shall not 'scape a brawl, For now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring.
Why does this matter? A limited amount of studies have linked crime to aggressive behaviour, and crime Very little has been done in Australia to date- a country of climate extremes And that climate is only getting more extreme The outcomes of this work would be of interest to
What I want to know Is there a relationship between temperature and crime in NSW? If yes, which ones? What temperature parameters matter? What does this mean in a changing climate? What should we do about it?
Ways to approach this There are many ways to assess the relationship – works in combination • Geographical studies • Time based studies • Laboratory studies
Geographical studies (Brunsdon, Corcoran et al. 2009)
Temporal studies (Ranson 2014) (Anderson, Anderson et al. 2000)
Laboratory studies (Kenrick and MacFarlane 1986) (Anderson and Dill 2000) (Anderson and Dill 2000)
My methods
Where to from here? Using R to do multi regression analysis on datasets A pilot study completed October 2017, wider study from 2018 Get in touch Heather.stevens@students.mq.edu.au
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