Describe the contributions of Andre M. Guerry and Adolphe Quetelet to the field of criminology, and explain their significance.

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Since he employed these sections of maps and used them as his principal units of analysis, he is often viewed as the founder of the ecological or cartographic school of criminology (Thomas & Hepburn, 1983, p. 139). Comparing poverty with crime, Guerry found that the wealthier areas of France had higher property crime. Urban, industrial, northern regions had more property crime than rural, southern regions (Courtright & Mutchnick, 1999). He concluded that the higher rates were due to greater opportunity. Guerry was also credited with being a pioneer in comparative crime statistics in comparing English and French rates

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