Fundamentalsof Crime Mapping 2

This document discusses the history and evolution of criminological theories for explaining crime. It covers early theorists like Beccaria and Bentham, the rise of social positivism and scientific criminology in the late 19th century, and the development of social disorganization theory and the Chicago school's ideas about how crime relates to urban environments and social networks. More recent research has focused on concepts like collective efficacy and broken windows theory. While no single theory explains all crime, criminologists have developed useful models and researchers must understand both theories and data limitations to effectively analyze crime.