12 May 2026 - 12 May 2026
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Room 418, Bar Lounge, Durham University, Mill Hill Lane, Durham DH1 3LB
Free
As part of DRMC Week we will be holding an ABM Presentation with Professor Liz Groff.
Durham Research Methods Centre will host an ABM Presentation with Professor Liz Groff, Professor Emerita at Temple University, Philadelphia.
Tuesday 12th May 2026 at 2.00pm
Title - 'Understanding spatial behaviour and crime: An agent-based modelling perspective.'
A group of criminological theories under the rubric of environmental criminology, recognize that the convergence in space-time of a potential offender and a target is necessary for a crime to occur. The specific ‘where’ and ‘when’ of convergence stems from the spatial behavior patterns of individuals. Those behavior patterns, in turn, are a product of the interaction between people and the environment. Simulation modeling, specifically agent-based simulation modeling, has tremendous potential for helping us understand the dynamics of crime events in their contextual environment. Special attention is paid to how simulation can be used when the limitations of statistical techniques, cost or privacy concerns preclude empirical research.
All PGR/PGT Students and all DU Staff welcome!
Please register for this event!
