Crime Analysis and Crime Mapping is designed for undergraduate and graduate courses in Criminology, Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, Criminal Investigation, GIS, Geography, and Sociology. It will be essential for courses such as Crime Analysis, Information Systems for Criminal Justice, and Crime Mapping and Analysis. This book will also be of interest to current and future crime analysts and other police practitioners. In addition, it is valuable for practitioner training in crime analysis and crime mapping.
To introduce undergraduates to crime analysis, Boba (criminology and criminal justice, Florida Atlantic U.) provides an overview of the field as well as guidelines for its practice. She presents key concepts, definitions, relevant criminological theories, and methods and techniques of tactical strategic and administrative crime analysis. The text includes exercises, instructor materials and references to useful websites. The supplementary CD contains crime analysis software, data sets and exercises. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Crime Analysis and Crime Mapping, one of the first texts to introduce crime analysis and crime mapping to an undergraduate audience, is enriched by author Rachel Boba's unique perspective as a current professor and former crime analyst. The book offers a thorough introduction to the field as well as guidelines for its practice, making it a useful asset for current and future crime analysts and police practitioners as well as for students.
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"This book is a timely arrival in the growing field of crime analysis. It is comprehensive, readable and full of good advice and common sense - and a must for anyone planning to make a serious impact as an analyst within a police agency or elsewhere. We will certainly be recommending it to our students." -- Professor Gloria Laycock "This book is definitely needed in the field. Not publishing this book would be a disservice to all criminologists. Strengths exercises, examples, figures, and ability to cover all necessary parts of the course in one tidy location ...This book would be perfect." -- Marissa Potchak
Part I: Introduction to the Crime Analysis and Crime Mapping
Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview
Chapter 2: Crime Analysis Defined
Definition of Crime Analysis
The Crime Analysis Process
Types of Crime Analysis
Summary Points
Chapter 3: The Crime Analysis Profession
History of Crime Analysis
Current State of Crime Analysis
Crime Analysis as a Career Track
Summary Points
Chapter 4: Introduction to Crime Mapping
Definitions: GIS and Crime Mapping
Geographic Features
Types of Crime Mapping
History of Crime Mapping
Current State of Crime Mapping
Crime Mapping as a Career Track
Summary Points
Chapter 5: Theory and Crime Analysis
Environmental Criminology
Situational Crime Prevention
Repeat Victimization and the "80/20" Rule
Displacement and Diffusion of Benefits
Opportunity
Summary Points
Part II: Data and Technology
Chapter 6: Crime Analysis Data
Review of Terms
Databases Used in Crime Analysis
Geocoding
Data Considerations
Summary Points
Chapter 7: Crime Analysis Technology
Computer Hardware
Data Collection and Storage
Data Collation and Analysis
Dissemination
Specialized Crime Analysis
Summary Points
Part III: Tactical Crime Analysis
Chapter 8: Tactical Crime Analysis Data Collection and Pattern Identification
Collection and Collation of Tactical Crime Analysis Data
Pattern Identification Methodology
Identifying Investigative Leads
Clearing Cases
Summary Points
Chapter 9: Describing, Analyzing, and Disseminating Known Patterns
Describing and Analyzing Known Patterns
Tactical Crime Analysis Products
Summary Points
Part IV: Strategic Crime Analysis
Chapter 10: Analyzing Problems: Definition, Context, and Nature of the Problem
What is a Problem?
Context of the Problem
Current Nature of the Problem
Summary Points
Chapter 11: Analyzing Problems: Temporal Analysis, Victimization, and Primary Data Collection
Temporal Analysis
Victims and Repeat Victimization
Primary Data Collection
Summary Points
Chapter 12: Analyzing Problems: Spatial Analysis
Displaying Data and Statistics
Identifying and Categorizing Hotspots
Summary Points
Chapter 13: Strategic Crime Analysis Products
Choosing Analysis Information to Disseminate
Strategic Crime Analysis Products
Templattes and Practical Examples
Summary Points
Part V: Administrative Crime Analysis
Chapter 14: Administrative Crime Analysis
Guidelines for Conducting Administrative Crime Analysis
Administrative Crime Analysis Medium: The Internet
Summary Points
References
Appendix A: Sample Problem Analysis Project
Glossary of Terms
Rachel Boba Santos is a professor at Radford University in the Department of Criminal Justice. She works with police departments and crime analysts. She conducts experimental and applied research on place-based and offender-based police crime reduction strategies, stratified policing, crime analysis, community engagement, and police use of force. Dr. Santos interests include conducting practice-based research which is implementing and evaluating evidence-based practices in the real world of criminal justice. In particular, she seeks to improve crime prevention and crime reduction efforts by police in areas such as crime analysis, problem solving, accountability, as well as leadership and organizational change. She and Dr. Roberto Santos co-created Stratified Policing which is an organizational model for systemizing proactive crime reduction strategies in police departments. Other areas of research include police/researcher partnerships, police/community collaboration, hot spot and problem-oriented policing, predictive policing, environmental criminology, crime and place, police/crime data and technology, experimental research methodology, and program evaluation.
