Crime mapping case studies : practice and research / editors, Spencer Chainey and Lisa Tompson.

Other author Chainey, Spencer.
Other author Tompson, Lisa.
Format Book
Publication InfoChichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, ©2008.
Descriptionxviii, 162 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Developing geographical information systems and crime mapping tools in New Zealand / Andy Gilmore and Jill Barclay -- An analytical technique for addressing geographical referencing difficulties and monitoring crimes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Ana Paula Mendes de Miranda and Marcus Ferreira -- Methods for implementing crime mapping within a large law enforcement agency : experiences from Victoria, Australia / Timothy Mashford -- Automating briefings for police officers / Tom Casady -- Geographic profiling analysis : principles, methods and applications / D. Kim Rossmo and Lorie Velarde -- Geographic profiling in an operational setting : the challenges and practical considerations, with reference to a series of sexual assaults in Bath, England / Claire Daniell -- The Hammer Gang : an exercise in the spatial analysis of an armed robbery series using the probability grid method / Chris Overall and Gregory Day -- 'Rolling the Dice' : the arrest of Roosevelt Erving in Lincoln, Nebraska / Tom Casady -- The strategic allocation of resources to effectively implement neighbourhood policing and the community safety plan / Alice O'Neill -- Priority neighbourhoods and the Vulnerable Localities Index in Wigan : a strategic partnership approach to crime reduction / Ian Bullen -- Reducing re-offending in local communities : geographical information system based strategic analysis of Greater Manchester's offenders / David Ottiwell -- Community Safety Mapping Online System : mapping reassurance using survey data / Steven Rose -- Mapping the fear of crime : a micro-approach in Merton, London / Chris Williams -- NightVision : visual auditing of night-time economy related incidents in Bath and north-east Somerset / Jon Poole -- The near repeat burglary phenomenon / Derek Johnson -- Simulating crime to inform theory and practice / Elizabeth Groff -- A crime mapping technique for assessing vulnerable targets for terrorism in local communities / Rachel Boba -- Interactive Offender Profiling System (IOPS) / David Canter and Donna Youngs.
Abstract This title provides a series of key examples from practice and research that demonstrate applications of crime mapping and its effect in many areas of policing and crime reduction.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007040693
ISBN9780470516089
ISBN0470516089

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Joyner General Stacks HV7936.C88 C747 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold