Fundamentals of Crime Mapping: Principles and Practice

Fundamentals of Crime Mapping: Principles and Practice
ISBN-10
1449676987
ISBN-13
9781449676988
Series
Fundamentals of Crime Mapping
Category
Law
Pages
552
Language
English
Published
2011-11-14
Publisher
Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Authors
Rebecca Paynich, Bryan Hill

Description

Fundamentals of Crime Mapping introduces the topic of crime mapping and the history of GIS in law enforcement. This valuable text includes a workbook for hands-on instruction. Special topics discussed include: an up-to-date discussion of the current crime trends in rural and urban areas, the major ecological theories of crime, the notion of geographic profiling, empirical research using crime mapping tools, basic mapping terminology, and more!

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