Criminology - Research, Geography - General & Miscellaneous, Electronics - Digital, Cartography
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Overview
One of the most exciting developments in fighting crime at the turn of the twenty-first century has been the integration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) into law enforcement, and includes crime analysis. This book provides an overview of the implementation and integration of GIS technology into various aspects of law enforcement, including important mapping concepts and their use in crime analysis. Crime mapping basics are discussed, including pin mapping, mapping "hot spots," mapping crime density, and creating briefing maps. Other topics include the integration of crime mapping with police decision-making, the use of various forms of spatial modeling in law enforcement, and integrating inter-agency data as part of a regional approach to crime. As a way of better understanding the practical applications, the authors include a list of police agencies providing real crime data and analysis tools on the World Wide Web.Synopsis
Garson (public administration, North Carolina State U.) and Vann (a doctoral student in the same program) have assembled a text that describes the various uses made of geographic information systems (GIS) in law enforcement. The chapters describe the history and applications of GIS in law enforcement, ways of managing and modeling crime, the use of GIS tools for decision-making, and public concerns with this tool. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Details
Published
September 1, 2003
Publisher
Lang, Peter Publishing, Incorporated
Pages
168
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780820457857