Summary
This book provides a basic introduction to crime analysis with crime mapping data and techniques for students and practitioners. Instead of focusing on specific technology or the use of it, the text focuses on concepts and practical examples of the concepts. The second edition includes the following: a chapter linking the theory to the practice of crime prevention in policing with the justification for the importance and role of crime analysis in policing; a discussion of how patterns can be used by police; a review of how crime analysis fits into policing and crime prevention, its importance, improvements that can be made, and the future of the profession; and, an expanded discussion of the various types of technology for crime analysis and additional examples of how they can be used.
Contents
1. Crime analysis and the profession. -- 2. Theoretical foundations of crime analysis. -- 3. Effectiveness of police in reducing crime and the role of crime analysis. -- 4. Crime analysis process and application. -- 5. Crime analysis data. -- 6. Crime analysis technology. -- 7. Geographic data and descriptive crime mapping. -- 8. Repeat incidents and tactical data collection. -- 9. Pattern identification process. -- 10. Identifying meaningful and useful patterns. -- 11. Describing and disseminating known patterns. -- 12. Analyzing problems: process and statistics. -- 13. Analyzing problems: application of techniques, part I. -- 14. Analyzing problems: application of techniques, part II. -- 15. Strategic crime analysis results and dissemination. -- 16. Administrative crime analysis. -- 17. Conclusions, challenges, and future issues