A model for predicting burglaries with forced entry in Catalonia

At the University of Girona on 22 November 2021, Dr Pere Boqué Busquet, an officer in the Catalan Police Force (Mossos d’Esquadra), read his doctoral thesis, entitled Mathematical models for the prediction of burglaries with forced entry in Catalonia. Directed by Dr Marc Saez Zafra and Dr Laura Serra Saurina, the thesis analyses the current situation with regard to so-called “predictive policing” and, as its title indicates, proposes a mathematical model for predicting which areas of Catalonia are likeliest to suffer from this type of crime at any given time.

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