Crime in the cities : public safety at risk / Mico/NHK Enterprises.

Why do urban crime rates soar in some wealthy countries while dropping in others? This program analyzes that question using data-mapping to find telltale patterns in Japan and the United States. With the Japanese crime rate increasing in 90 percent of the nation, a data map based on locations and pe...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Precious earth.
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
Mico/NHK Enterprises
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2006], ©2004.
Series:Films on Demand.
Precious earth.
Subjects:
Civil law.
Crime.
Criminal law.
Cultural geography.
Deviant behavior.
Economic geography.
Human ecology.
Human geography > Economic aspects.
Human geography.
Population policy.
Rural-urban migration.
Social change.
Social control.
Social ecology.
Urban geography.
Urbanization.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (31 min.) : sound, color, digital file.
Variant Title:
Public safety at risk
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Why do urban crime rates soar in some wealthy countries while dropping in others? This program analyzes that question using data-mapping to find telltale patterns in Japan and the United States. With the Japanese crime rate increasing in 90 percent of the nation, a data map based on locations and peak times of criminal activity sheds light on deteriorating conditions in city outskirts. Opposite patterns are observed in New York and Los Angeles, where crime rates have fallen dramatically over five years-partly as a result of improvements in municipal services and environments. Use this program to demonstrate links between crime rates and civic responsibility.
Note:Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Apr. 07, 2006.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Electronic resource.
System Details:Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description:
Title from distributor's description.