UCL Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science

Dr Kate J Bowers Reader UCL Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science University College London Second Floor, Brook House 2 - 16 Torrington Place London, WC1E 7HN Tel: +44 (0)20 3108 3032 Fax: +44 (0)20 3108 3088 Email: k.bowers@ucl.ac.uk

Kate Bowers is a Reader at the Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science, UCL. She has worked in the field of environmental criminology for over ten years. Prior to becoming a full time criminologist, she completed a BSc in Natural Science at Durham University and an MA and PhD at the University of Liverpool. Her research has generally focused on applying quantitative methods to crime analysis and to studies of crime prevention. Some of her previous work has involved examining spatial and temporal patterns in crime, evaluating the effectiveness of crime prevention schemes and investigating business crime. Her work has been funded by a variety of organisations including the Home Office, the Police, the DfES, the ESRC and the AHRC.

She has published over forty research papers and book chapters in criminology, has guest edited a special edition of a journal and Crime Prevention Studies and co-edited a book on Crime Mapping.

Some of her recent publications (post 2003) include:

McLaughlin, L., Johnson, S.D., Birks, D., Bowers, K.J., and Pease, K. (2006). Police Perceptions of the Long and Short Term Spatial Distribution of Residential Burglary. International Journal of Police Science and Management, in press.

Smith, C., Bowers, K.J., and Johnson, S.D. (2006). Understanding Theft within Licensed Premises: Identifying Initial Steps Towards Prevention. Security Journal, 19(1), 1-19. ISSN 1743-4645.

Bowers, K.J., Johnson, S.D., & Pease, K. (2005). (Re)Victimisation risk, housing type and area: a study of interactions Crime Prevention and Community Safety: An International Journal 7(1), 7-17

Bowers, K. J. & Johnson, S. D. (2005) Domestic burglary repeats and space-time clusters: the dimensions of risk. The European Journal of Criminology, 2(1), 67-92.

Bowers, K.J., & Johnson, S.D. (2004). Who commits near repeats? A test of the boost explanation, Western Criminology Review, 5(3), 12-24

Bowers, K.J., Johnson, S.D., & Hirschfield, A.F.G. (2004). Closing off Opportunities for Crime: An Evaluation of Alleygating. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research 10(4), 283-308

Bowers, K.J., & Johnson, S.D. (2004). Domestic burglary repeats and space-time clusters: the dimensions of risk. European Journal of Criminology , in press.

Bowers, K.J., Johnson, S.D., & Pease, K. (2004). Prospective Hotspotting: The Future of Crime Mapping? The British Journal of Criminology , advance access.

Bowers, K.J., & Johnson, S.D., & Hirschfield, A.F.G (2003). The measurement of crime prevention intensity and its impact on levels of crime. The British Journal of Criminology , 44(3), 1-22.

Johnson, S.D., & Bowers, K.J. (2004). The stability of space-time clusters of burglary. The British Journal of Criminology , 44(1), 55-65.

Johnson, S.D., Bowers, K.J., Jordan, P., Mallender, J., Davidson, N., & Hirschfield, A.F.G. (2004). Estimating crime reduction outcomes: How many crimes were prevented? Evaluation: the International Journal of Research and Practice , in press.

Johnson, S.D., & Bowers, K.J. (2004). The burglary as clue to the future: the beginnings of prospective hot- Spotting. European Journal of Criminology , 1(2), 237-255.

Hirschfield, A., Johnson. S. and Bowers, K. (2004). Crime prevention, fear of crime, anxiety and depression: a case study on Merseyside. The Security Journal , 17(1).

Bowers, K.J., Johnson, S.D., & Hirschfield, A.F.G. (2003). Pushing Back the Boundaries: New Techniques for Assessing the Impact of Burglary Schemes. Home Office Online report 24/03 . Home Office: London.

Bowers, K.J. & Johnson, S.D. (2003). Measuring the Geographical Displacement of Crime. Journal of Quantitative Criminology , 19(3), 275-301.

Bowers, K.J., & Johnson, S.D. (2003). Spreading the Word: The Role of Publicity in Crime Prevention. Home Office Research Study 272. London: Home Office.

Johnson, S.D., & Bowers, K.J. (2003). Opportunity is in the eye of the beholder: The role of publicity in crime prevention. Criminology and Criminal Policy , 2(3), 201-228.

Johnson, S.D., & Bowers, K.J. (2003). Spreading the Word: The Role of Publicity in Crime Prevention. Home Office Research Findings 213 . London: Home Office.

Douglass, J., Bowers, K., Young, C. and Clare, L. (2003) 'Business Crime Direct': Reducing Business Crime using a Call Centre, Crime Prevention and Community Safety: An International Journal , 5(2), 25-37.

Some recent conference presentations include:

Bowers, K.J. (02/07) Spatial aggregation issues in crime analysis. Funded, invited presentation at the Crime Hot Spots: Behavioural, Computational and Mathematical Models Conference UCLA, Los Angeles, USA

Johnson, S.D., and Bowers, K.J. (09/06). Micro-Level Forecasting of Burglary: The Role of Environmental Factors. Funded, invited talk at the Unit of Analysis Workshop: Crime and Place, September, NSCR, Leiden: Netherlands

Johnson, S.D. and Bowers, K.J. (07/06). Developing Methods of Crime Forecasting. Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis (ECCA) conference, Vancouver, Canada. (Participation part-funded by invitation only)

Bowers, K.J, and Johnson, S.D. (05/05). Implementing Crime Reduction Schemes: Lessons from the UK. Funded invited presentation at the Conference on the Implementation of Crime Prevention. May, Stavern, Norway.

Bowers, K. (03/05) Recent Hotspot Research and its Practical Implications. Funded invited presentation to the Regional Forum for crime and drugs researchers in the North West Greater Manchester, Police Hough End Centre.

Johnson, S. and Bowers, K. (11/04). Predicting future burglary patterns and the dimensions of risk. Invited seminar at Temple University. November, Philadelphia, USA.

Bowers, K.J., and Johnson, S.D. (11/04). Forecasting Future Crime Patterns. Surveillance, Evaluation, Research, Validation, and Exploitation EPSRC network. November, Bristol, UK (Participation funded by invitation only).

Johnson, S.D. and Bowers, K. (07/04) A test of the boost explanation of near repeats. Presentation to the 12th International Seminar on Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis, Wellington, New Zealand (participation part-funded by invitation only)

Bowers, K.J (03/04). The Role of Publicity in Crime Prevention. Invited presentation to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. Albany, USA.

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