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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784361803321

Autore

McCue Colleen

Titolo

Data mining and predictive analysis [[electronic resource] ] : intelligence gathering and crime analysis / / Colleen McCue

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2007

ISBN

1-280-63650-5

9786610636501

0-08-046462-9

Descrizione fisica

XXVII, 393 p.; ; 24 cm

Classificazione

54.64

Disciplina

363.25/6

Soggetti

Crime analysis

Data mining

Law enforcement - Data processing

Criminal behavior, Prediction of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

It is now possible to predict the future when it comes to crime. In  Data Mining and Predictive Analysis, Dr. Colleen McCue describes not only the possibilities for data mining to assist law enforcement professionals, but also provides real-world examples showing how data mining has identified crime trends, anticipated community hot-spots, and refined resource deployment decisions.  In this book Dr. McCue describes her use of ""off the shelf"" software to graphically depict crime trends and to predict where future crimes are likely to occur. Armed with this data, law enforcement executi