Geographic Information Systems and Crime Analysis
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: April 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 345
ISBN-13: 9781591404545
Subjects: Criminal investigation & detection; Geographical information systems (GIS); Information Technology; Digital mapping; Law; Computers - General Information; Securities; Information Storage & Retrieval; Data processing; Murder - General; Crime analysis; Geographic information systems
First sentence: We examine the role of GIS in communication and decision-making processes by re-interpreting the experiences of the Milwaukee COMPASS Project (Community Mapping, Planning and Analysis for Safety Strategies) in the light of Enhanced Adoptive Structuration Theory.