The Geography of Crime

The police map crimes and look for patterns of behaviour when tracking suspects and within the year 7 settlement unit we consider patterns, influences, impacts and communities. But does our opinion change when it’s on our on door step. Here are two articles on the Birmingham riots from August 2011. What do you think?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-14458254
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-14452468
 
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