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CJ 425

CJ 425. Crime Mapping. Outline. Definition of Crime Analysis 5 types of crime analysis History of Crime Analysis. Definition. Crime Analysis has been defined by many over the years. Boba (2005)

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CJ 425

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  1. CJ 425 Crime Mapping

  2. Outline • Definition of Crime Analysis • 5 types of crime analysis • History of Crime Analysis

  3. Definition • Crime Analysis has been defined by many over the years. Boba (2005) • Crime Analysis is the systematic study of crime and disorder problems as well as other police-related issues…. To assist the police in criminal apprehension, crime and disorder reduction, crime prevention, and evaluation. • Crime mapping is “one” tool that helps to carry out crime analysis.

  4. Types of Crime Analysis • Strategic • Tactical • Administrative • Intelligence • Investigative

  5. Strategic • The study of crime problems and other police-related issues to determine long-term patterns of activity as well as to evaluate police responses and organizational procedures (Boba, 2001, 2005).

  6. Tactical • The study of recentcriminal incidents and potential criminal activity through the examination of characteristics such as how, when, and where the activity has occurred to assist in pattern development, investigative lead, and suspect identification, and case clearance (Boba, 2001, 2005).

  7. Administrative • The presentation of interesting findings of crime research and analysis based on legal, political, and practical concerns to inform audiences within police administration, city government/council, and citizens (Boba, 2001, 2005).

  8. Intelligence • To identify networks of offenders and criminal activity as well as to assist the police in apprehending those violators of the law. • Attempt to link social and law enforcement data together, prioritize information, identify relationships, and distinguish areas for further investigation.

  9. Investigative • The process of constructing “profiles” of offenders who have committed serious crimes. • Uses the elements of the crime(s) to inferences about the suspects. • To help criminal investigators identify and prioritize suspects by inferring the personal characteristics of likely offenders.

  10. http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2010/03/30/news/doc4bb1653e4e3b3090565413.txthttp://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2010/03/30/news/doc4bb1653e4e3b3090565413.txt

  11. History of Crime Analysis • Crime is not a random. • Many have explored the environmental features related to crime and whether changing these feature may eliminate or change subsequent behaviors. • 1829 London Metropolitian Police Force In 1844: Detective Bureau

  12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmkwCKBp8C8

  13. 1900 - 1970 • August Vollmer (early 1900s) • O.W. Wilson • Book, Police Administration (1963)

  14. 1970 – present • 1968 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Street Act • Problem Oriented Policing (1979) • International Association of Crime Analysis (IACA) • 1994 COMPSTAT • 1998 Crime Mapping and Analysis Program (CMAP)

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