Mapping and Analysing Crime Data (eBook, PDF)

Lessons from Research and Practice
Redaktion: Hirschfield, Alex; Bowers, Kate

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

One of the key methods of reducing and dealing with criminal activity is to accurately gauge and then analyse the geographical distribution of crime (from small scale to large scale areas). Once the police and government know what areas suffer most from criminal activity they can assess why this is the case and then deal with it in the most effecti

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2001
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781482268256
• Artikelnr.: 54792603

Autorenporträt

Alex Hirschfield, Kate Bowers

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction Part I: Crime Mapping and Research 2. Methods for
Automating the Geographical Analysis of Crime Incident Data 3. GIS and the
Journey to Crime: An Analysis of Patterns in South Yorkshire 4. Crime,
Repeat Victimisation and GIS Part II: Local Authority Applications 5.
Combating Crime Through Partnership: Examples of Crime and Disorder Mapping
Solutions in London, UK 6. A GIS-linked Database for Monitoring Repeat
Domestic Burglary Part III: GIS in the Police and Emergency Services 7.
Mapping Out Hazardous Space for Police Work 8. GIS for Spatial Analysis of
Fire Incidence: Identification of Social, Economic and Environmental Risk
Indicators Part IV: International Perspectives 9. Tools in the Spatial
Analysis of Crime 10. The Evolution of Crime Mapping in the United
States: From the Descriptive to the Analytic Part V: Practical
Considerations: What Can We Expect of GIS? 11. What to do About it?: Let's
turn off our minds and GIS 12. Decision Support in Crime Prevention: Data
Analysis, Policy Evaluation and GIS Applications; GIS in the police and
Emergency Services; International Perspectives; Future Directions