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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

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Hot under the collar

The relationship between temperature and crime Heather Stevens. Lead supervisors Associate Professor Paul Beggs. Department of Environmental Sciences

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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.

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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

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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?

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Ways to approach this

There are many ways to assess the relationship – works in combination

Geographical studies
Time based studies
Laboratory studies

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Geographical studies

(Brunsdon, Corcoran et al. 2009)

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Temporal studies

(Anderson, Anderson et al. 2000) (Ranson 2014)

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Laboratory studies

(Kenrick and MacFarlane 1986) (Anderson and Dill 2000) (Anderson and Dill 2000)

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My methods

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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