Introduction to Crime Analysis: Basic Resources for Criminal Justice Practice
Deborah Osborne, Susan Wernicke · 2003
* Preface * Acknowledgments * Chapter 1. What Is Crime Analysis? * Challenge of Defining Crime * Present State of Crime in Law Enforcement * Why Analyze Crime? * Types of Crime * Summary * Suggested Reading * Chapter 2. Crime Analyst's Toolbox * Overview * Equipment * Knowledge of the Law * Knowledge of Investigative Processes * Knowledge of Modern Policing Strategies * Linkage * Statistical * Profiling * Spatial * Summary * Suggested Reading * Chapter 3. Moving Through the Stages of Crime * Collection * Collation * * Dissemination * Feedback and Evaluation * Intelligence Cycle: Another View of the Stages of * Summary * Chapter 4. Geographic Information Systems: Issues and Resources * Overview * Points to Remember When Creating Crime Maps * Mapping Other Data with Crime Data for * Privacy Issues * Resources for Crime Mapping * Suggested Readings * Chapter 5. Crime Products * Creating Bulletins for Tactical Crime * Types of Administrative Crime Reports * Other Crime Products * Intelligence Products * Evaluation of Crime Products * Resources for Crime Products * Chapter 6. Advice for the New Crime * A Day in the Life of a Crime Analyst * Tips for the New Crime * The Ten Commandments of Crime Analysis * Chapter 7. Creating a Crime Unit * Policy and Procedures for Crime * Considerations in Creating a Crime Unit * Crime Units on the Web * Marketing and Funding Crime * How Do We Measure Success? * Crime Success Stories * Chapter 8. Education and Training Resources * Overview * Training Options for Those Employed in Law Enforcement * Eduction and Training Offered by Colleges and Universities * Chapter 9. Other Resources * Recommended Agency Resources * Recommended Publications * Recommended Internet Sites * Appendix. Examples of Crime Products * Bibliography * Index * Reference Notes Included