Jul 10, 2019 · This article follows the field’s evolution — from crime mapping to crime forecasting (and, in some cases, crime prediction) — and discusses NIJ’s investments in research and future directions.

This is an introduction to the science of crime mapping, visualizing crime data through the medium of maps. The volume is divided into six chapters, each with a summary section.

Oct 14, 2021 · This plenary featured three significant areas of NIJ research investment that have had a tremendous impact on both the research community and the field of practice: advances in forensic DNA, police body armor standards, and place-based analyses of public safety.

“What Is Crime Mapping?” provides a general intro-duction to crime mapping and how it can be used in criminal justice agencies. “Mapping for Managers” informs police managers about the types of questions that can be answered using crime mapping. “Crime Mapping for Community Policing and Problem

Much of crime mapping is devoted to detecting high-crime-density areas known as hot spots. Hot spot analysis helps police identify high-crime areas, types of crime being committed, and the best way to respond. This report discusses hot spot analysis techniques and software and identifies when to use each one. The visual display

Aug 13, 2019 · The article provides a brief history of crime mapping, beginning in the mid-1800s with maps showing the relationship between educational level and violent and property crime in France, to the introduction of problem-oriented policing in the late 1970s, to the variety of intelligence-led policing approaches emerging in the 2000s.

This article follows the field’s evolution — from crime mapping to crime forecasting (and, in some cases, crime prediction) — and discusses NIJ’s investments in research and future directions.

Jun 1, 2001 · Policing has undergone an evolution in which decisions regarding crime fighting and prevention are based on data and applied research. The document contains four main sections, each dealing with a different function of crime analysis.

NIJ’s new Crime Mapping Research Center will provide training in computer mapping technology, collect and archive geocoded crime data, and develop analytic software. The Institute’s program of intramural research has been expanded and enhanced.

The theme of this issue of Crime Mapping News is mapping traditional law enforcement data sources, such as crime and calls for service, with other non- policing data sources, such as school incident data or probation/parole information.

On February 3-4, 1997, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) brought together over 30 experts to discuss the role that its newly created Crime Mapping Research Center (CMRC) should play in advancing the state-of-the art in spatial analysis and computer mapping for …

In 1996, the US National Institute of Justice (NIJ) established the crime mapping research center (CMRC), to promote research, evaluation, development, and dissemination of GIS technology. The long-term goal is to develop a fully functional Crime Analysis System (CAS) with standardized data collection and reporting mechanisms, tools for spatial ...

In 1997, NIJ established a crime mapping pro-gram to coordinate research, dis-seminate information on mapping, and provide training to spur devel-opment of new spatial analysis methods and software. (See “For More Information,” page 9.)

This report reviews the status of innovative crime mapping techniques and spatial analysis in the cooperative efforts of the City University of New York and the New York Police Department, with a focus on solving the problems of overlaying police crime data with social/demographic data.

Mapping reported crime data can be an effective way to analyze where crime occurs, and the resulting visualization can be combined with other geographic data - such as the locations of schools, parks, and industrial complexes - and used to analyze and investigate patterns of crime to help inform responses (Hunt 2019).

Jun 1, 2010 · After an overview of mapping, spatial analysis, and geography at the U.S. Justice Department's National Institute of Justice (NIJ), this report defines "crime mapping," reviews the current use of spatial analysis in the study of crime, outlines grant-funded research from NIJ's MAPS program, and suggests future directions for this program.

Jan 1, 2006 · CrimeStat is a spatial statistics program used in crime mapping. The program inputs incident or point locations and outputs statistics that can be displayed graphically in a geographic...

Mar 6, 2018 · NIJ-funded researchers evaluated an experiment in which Shreveport Police Department compared a predictive policing model focused on forecasting the likelihood of property crime occurring within block-sized areas against a hot spots policing approach.

May 29, 2016 · NIJ’s Information and Geospatial Technologies Center of Excellence, which was operated through a cooperative agreement with Rand Corp., updated the NIJ Crime Mapping and Analysis Program training courses to reflect changes made from version 9.3.x to 10.1 of Esri’s ArcGIS software.