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Record Nr.

UNINA9910143749303321

Autore

Chainey Spencer

Titolo

GIS and crime mapping [[electronic resource] /] / Spencer Chainey, Jerry Ratcliffe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2005

ISBN

1-118-68519-9

1-118-68518-0

1-280-28778-0

9786610287789

0-470-86098-7

0-470-86105-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (448 p.)

Collana

Mastering GIS

Altri autori (Persone)

RatcliffeJerry

Disciplina

363.25

364.9

Soggetti

Crime analysis - Data processing

Geographic information systems

Digital mapping

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Mapping and the criminal justice environment -- The basics of crime mapping -- Spatial theories of crime -- Spatial statistics for crime analysis -- Identifying crime hotspots -- Mapping crime with local community data -- Mapping and analysing change over time -- Mapping for operational police acitivites -- Tactical and investigative crime mapping applications -- Policing the causes of crime -- Crime map cartography -- The management and organisation of crime mapping services.

Sommario/riassunto

The growing potential of GIS for supporting policing and crime reduction is now being recognised by a broader community. GIS can be employed at different levels to support operational policing, tactical crime mapping, detection, and wider-ranging strategic analyses. With the use of GIS for crime mapping increasing, this book provides a



definitive reference. GIS and Crime Mapping provides essential information and reference material to support readers in developing and implementing crime mapping. Relevant case studies help demonstrate the key principles, concepts and applications of cr