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

• Autore: Chainey Spencer
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (448 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.25; 364.9
• Soggetto topico: Crime analysis - Data processing; Geographic information systems; Digital mapping
• Altri autori: RatcliffeJerry
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: GIS and crime mapping
• ISBN: 1-118-68519-9; 1-118-68518-0; 1-280-28778-0; 9786610287789; 0-470-86098-7; 0-470-86105-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830613503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Mastering GIS.