Analyzing Crime Patterns: Frontiers of Practice / Edition 1

by Victor Goldsmith, Philip G. McGuire, John H. Mollenkopf, Timothy A. Ross

Overview

This volume shows how state-of-the-art geographic information systems (GIS), used to display patterns of crime to stimulate effective strategies and decision-making, are revolutionizing urban law enforcement. The contributors present expert information for understanding and successfully employing the latest technologies in this field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761919414
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	11/18/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.42(d)

Table of Contents

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION: OPERATIONAL IMPERATIVES AND INTELLECTUAL CAUTIONARY TALES
Using a Geographic Information System for Tactical Crime Analysis - Philip Canter
The NYPD COMPSTAT Process - Philip G Mc Guire
Mapping for Analysis, Evaluation and Accountability
Filter, Fears and Photos - Keith Harries
Speculations and Explorations in the Geography of Crime
The Spatial Analysis of Crime - Charles Swartz
What Social Scientists Have Learned
PART TWO: ANALYZING CRIME HOT SPOTS IN NEW YORK
Finding Crime Hot Spots through Repeat Address Mapping - John E Eck, Jeffrey Gersh and Charlene Taylor
Exploratory Data Analysis of Crime Patterns - Sanjoy Chakravorty and William V Pelfrey
Preliminary Findings from the Bronx
Identifying Crime Hot Spots Using Kernel Smoothing - Sara Mc Lafferty, Doug Williamson and Philip G Mc Guire
The Utility of Standard Deviation Ellipses for Evaluating Hot Spots - Robert H Langworthy and Eric S Jefferis
PART THREE: CRIME AND FACILITIES
Crime, Space and Place - Thomas Kamber, John H Mollenkopf and Timothy A Ross
An Analysis of Crime Patterns in Brooklyn
Crime in Public Housing - Jeffrey Fagan and Garth Davies
Two-Way Diffusion Effects in Surrounding Neighborhoods
The Bronx and Chicago - Carolyn Rebecca Block and Richard Block
Street Robbery in the Environs of Rapid Transit Stations
Schools and Crime - Dennis W Roncek
PART FOUR: TOOLS FOR SPATIAL ANALYSIS
Evaluating Statistical Software for Analyzing Crime Patterns and Trends - Victor Goldsmith et al

Editorial Reviews

Twelve contributors show how state-of-the-art geographic information systems (GIS) are changing urban law enforcement, based on the experiences of a program in New York City. Addressed are the organizational and intellectual contexts in which spatial analysis of crime occurs; technical matters involved in defining, measuring, interpreting, and predicting spatial concentrations of crime; crime and facilities; and other topics. Of likely interest to academics, practitioners, and policy makers in the fields of criminal justice, corrections, public administration, and related fields. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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