Geographic profiling model is based on the assumption that offenders are more likely to select their victims and commit a crime which would be centered near their home address.
The article demonstrates the flexibility of geographic profiling, which the authors have now applied to several different types of geospatial investigations, including animals, plants and people.
Other practical applications of environmental criminology theory include geographic profiling, which is premised on the idea that criminals take into account geographic factors in deciding where to commit crimes.
