By G. David Garson, Principal Investigator, and Irvin B. Vann, Project Director, North Carolina State University. The purpose of this effective practices booklet is to provide an overview of the GIS implementation process for managers and staff in small to medium size law enforcement jurisdictions. Without specifying or dictating the precise organizational and technical structure needed for implementation, this booklet seeks to establish the general managerial framework for crime mapping at the local level. It is hoped that through it managers will be able to gain a strategic vision of the purposes and administrative dimensions of GIS in law enforcement. Moreover, sections of this manual may be used as an implementation checklist for each stage of the GIS life cycle.
Appendices list relevant contacts and resources.
This tutorial enables students to learn crime mapping from their desktop or laptop computers at home or at work, and is designed for self-paced instruction. The tutorial was beta tested at the 1999 Crime Mapping Research Center s Annual Conference. Training Three publicly funded agencies currently offer free training courses to help law enforcement personnel master crime mapping technology. The Crime Mapping and Analysis Program , Denver, Colorado offers a one week introductory course as well as courses in more advanced applications. The Carolinas Institute for Community Policing offers a series of courses that emphasize crime mapping technology as an element of community policing.