ABSTRACT

One of the key methods of reducing and dealing with criminal activity is to accurately gauge and then analyse the geographical distribution of crime (from small scale to large scale areas). Once the police and government know what areas suffer most from criminal activity they can assess why this is the case and then deal with it in the most effecti

chapter 1|8 pages

Introduction

part |2 pages

Part I: Crime mapping and applied research

part |2 pages

Part II: Local authority applications

part |2 pages

Part III: GIS in the police and emergency services

part |2 pages

Part IV: International perspectives

part |2 pages

Part V: Practical considerations: what can we expect of GIS?