Crime analysis and crime mapping. (CD-ROM included).0761930922Crime analysis and crime mapping Crime mapping is used by analysts in law enforcement agencies to map, visualize, and analyze crime incident patterns. It is a key component of crime analysis and the CompStat policing strategy. . (CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). included) Boba, Rachel. Sage Publications This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. 2005 301 pages $47.95 Paperback HV7936 To introduce undergraduates to crime analysis, Boba (criminology criminology, the study of crime, society's response to it, and its prevention, including examination of the environmental, hereditary, or psychological causes of crime, modes of criminal investigation and conviction, and the efficacy of punishment or correction (see 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. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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