ABSTRACT
Chapter 10 focuses on the use of a geographic information system (GIS) that harnesses the power of modern computers to identify where crimes occur. Nahanni Pollard provides a theoretical and statistical basis for the analysis of hot spots and argues that, while the geographic analysis of crime is used primarily to direct police activities and crime prevention, the creation of a hot spot map may impose unwarranted attention where it is not deserved. As she notes, it is the reader’s visualization and interpretation of the artistic presentation that ultimately can confer the most meaning.
