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Agent Based Modelling: Example

Summary: Here we introduce a fully-fledged Agent Based Model of crime. The model simulates residential burglary in the city of Leeds. It includes a detailed geographical environment, as well as theoretically-informed burglar behaviour.

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References

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Cohen, L., & Felson, M. (1979) Social Change and Crime Rate Trends: A Routine Activity Approach. American Sociological Review, 44, 588–608

Malleson, N., Evans, A., 2009. An agent-based model of burglary. Environment and Planning B 36, 1103–1123. doi:10.1068/b35071

Malleson, N., See, L., Evans, A., Heppenstall, A., 2012. Implementing comprehensive offender behaviour in a realistic agent-based model of burglary. Simulation: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International 88, 50–71. doi:10.1177/0037549710384124