Geographic Information Systems And Crime Analysis

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Pub. Date: 2005-04-30
Publisher(s): Igi Global
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Table of Contents

Preface vi
Section I: GIS and Data Sharing
Chapter I. GIS as a Communication Process: Experiences from the Milwaukee COMPASS Project
1(23)
Jochen Albrecht, Hunter College CUNY, USA
James Pingel, State of Wisconsin Sentencing Commission, USA
Chapter II. Interjurisdictional Law Enforcement Data Sharing Issues: Benefits of the Use of Geo-Spatial Technologies and Barriers to More Widespread Cooperation
24(21)
Mark R. Leipnik, Sam Houston State University, USA
Donald P. Albert, Sam Houston State University, USA
Section II: Data Issues in Crime Studies
Chapter III. Garbage In, Garbage Out: Geocoding Accuracy and Spatial Analysis of Crime
45(15)
Tess McCarthy, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Jerry Ratcliffe, Temple University, USA
Chapter IV. Disaggregating the Journey to Homicide
60(24)
Elizabeth Groff, Institute for Law and Justice, USA
J. Thomas McEwen, Institute for Law and Justice, USA
Chapter V. Constructing Geographic Areas for Analysis of Homicide in Small Populations: Testing Herding-Culture-of-Honor Proposition
84(18)
Fahui Wang, Northern Illinois University, USA
Van M. O'Brien, The Sidwell Company, USA
Section III: Geographic Profiling
Chapter VI. Geographic Profiling for Serial Crime Investigation
102(16)
D. Kim Rossmo, Texas State University, USA
Ian Laverty, ECRI, Canada
Brad Moore, Ontario Provincial Police, Canada
Chapter VII. Single Incident Geographical Profiling
118(19)
Richard Z. Gore, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, USA
Nikolas J. Tofiluk, West Midlands Police, UK
Kenneth V. Griffiths, West Midlands Police, UK
Chapter VIII. Geographic Profiling and Spatial Analysis of Serial Homicides
137(16)
Sunghoon Roh, Sam Houston State University, USA
Mark R. Leipnik, Sam Houston State University, USA
Section IV: Crime Monitoring and Tracking
Chapter IX. Geographic Surveillance of Crime Frequencies in Small Areas
153(18)
Peter A. Rogerson, University at Buffalo, USA
Chapter X. Application of Tracking Signals to Detect Time Series Pattern Changes in Crime Mapping Systems
171(12)
Wilpen L. Gorr, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Shannon A. McKay, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Chapter XI. Integrating GIS, GPS and MIS on the Web: EMPACT in Florida
183(14)
Gregory A. Frost, Tallahassee Police Department, USA
Section V: New Methods and Technologies
Chapter XII. Simulating Crime Events and Crime Patterns in a RA/CA Model
197(17)
Lin Liar, University of Cincinnati, USA
Xuguang Wang, University of Cincinnati, USA
John Eck, University of Cincinnati, USA
Jun Liang, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Chapter XIII. Integrating GIS and Maximal Covering Models to Determine Optimal Police Patrol Areas
214(22)
Kevin M. Curtin, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Fang Qui, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Karen Hayslett-McCall, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Timothy M. Bray, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Chapter XIV. Web GIS for Mapping Community Crime Rates: Approaches and Challenges
236(17)
Tung-Kai Shyy, University of Queensland, Australia
Robert J. Stimson, University of Queensland, Australia
John Western, University of Queensland, Australia
Alan T. Murray, Ohio State University, USA
Lorraine Mazerolle, Griffith University, Australia
Chapter XV. Identifying "Hot Link" Between Crime and Crime-Related Locations
253(17)
Yongmei Lu, Texas State University-San Marcos, USA
Chapter XVI. Remote Sensing and Spatial Statistics as Tools in Crime Analysis
270(23)
Dongmei Chen, Queen's University, Canada
John R. Weeks, San Diego State University, USA
John V. Kaiser Jr., San Diego State University, USA
Section VI: Crime and Community Characteristics
Chapter XVII. Routine Activities of Youth and Neighborhood Violence: Spatial Modeling of Place, Time and Crime
293(18)
Caterina Gouvis Roman, The Urban Institute, USA
Chapter XVIII. Measuring Crime in and around Public Housing Using GIS
311(19)
Harold R. Holzman, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, USA
Robert A. Hyatt, Austin Peay State University, USA
Tarl Roger Kudrick, Independent Contractor, USA
About the Authors 330(10)
Index 340

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