Output details
16 - Architecture, Built Environment and Planning
University College London
Article title
A mathematical model of the London riots and their policing.
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Scientific Reports
Article number
1303
Volume number
3
Issue number
-
First page of article
1
ISSN of journal
2045-2322
Year of publication
2013
Number of additional authors
3
Additional information
This paper models the policing of the 2011 London riots by representing three stages – propensity to riot, destination of rioters from places of residence, and likelihood of arrest. Incorporating Fry’s research, the first stage is modelled using epidemiological principles, the second by analogy with the standard retail model, and the third using a sociological model. The results indicate the number of police needed to control this kind of riot and the importance of the speed of police response. The Metropolitan Police provided the data, and they and the Home Office are now interested in the implications for future operational applications.
Interdisciplinary
-
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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