Crime research has grown substantially over the past decade, with a rise in evidence-informed approaches to criminal justice, statistics-driven decision-making and predictive analytics. The fuel that has driven this growth is data – and one of its most pressing challenges is the lack of research on the use and interpretation of data sources. This accessible, engaging book closes that gap for researchers, practitioners and students.

Contributions by: Ian Brunton-Smith, Tim Verlaan, Henk Elffers, Sam Langton, Stuart Thomas, Sophie Curtis-Ham, Sarah Czarnomski, Lisa Tompson, Jesús C. Aguerri, Fernando Miró-Llinares, Kirsty Bennett, Tomas Diviak, Craig Bennell, Tori Semple, Bryce Jenkins, Jack Cunliffe, Angelo Moretti, Jose Pina-Sanchez, Thiago R. Oliveira, Leticia Couto, Marta Murrià Sangenís, Cristina Sobrino Garcés, Timothy I. C. Cubitt, Mark Mills, Nico Trajtenberg, Olga Sanchez de Ribera de Castro, Carly Lighttowlers, Lucy Bryant, Olivia Horsefield, Francisco J. Castro-Toledo, Ana B. Gómez-Bellvís, Scott Keay, Jude Towers, Sara Correia-Hopkins, José María López Riba, Raquel Bartolomé Gutiérrez, Esther Fernández-Molina, Rosemary Barberet, Anthony Morgan, Alexandru Cernat, Alex Sutherland, Nicholas Lord