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Geographic Information System Effects on Policing Efficacy: An Evaluation of Empirical Assessments

Geographic Information System Effects on Policing Efficacy: An Evaluation of Empirical Assessments

Yan Zhang, Larry Hoover, Jihong (Solomon) Zhao
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781466698451|ISBN10: 1466698454|EISBN13: 9781466698468
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9845-1.ch069
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Zhang, Yan, et al. "Geographic Information System Effects on Policing Efficacy: An Evaluation of Empirical Assessments." Geospatial Research: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 1468-1483. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9845-1.ch069

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Zhang, Y., Hoover, L., & Zhao, J. S. (2016). Geographic Information System Effects on Policing Efficacy: An Evaluation of Empirical Assessments. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Geospatial Research: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1468-1483). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9845-1.ch069

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Zhang, Yan, Larry Hoover, and Jihong (Solomon) Zhao. "Geographic Information System Effects on Policing Efficacy: An Evaluation of Empirical Assessments." In Geospatial Research: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1468-1483. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9845-1.ch069

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Abstract

GIS technology is credited with substantially improving police crime analysis and related resource allocation. Although GIS has been said to be an efficient and effective technology in policing, limited empirical assessment has been conducted. An examination of functions and a review of the literature suggests four major applications of GIS in policing: computerized crime mapping/crime analysis; “hot spots” identification; improving command-level decision making; and geographical investigative analysis (primarily offender profiling). The primary objective of this qualitative review is to identify the extent of empirical evaluations of the effectiveness of a GIS. Although there is some research reference offender profiling, results are mixed. Only two empirical evaluations have been published that examine crime mapping, and both are limited to effects on perceptions. No empirical work links GIS to police deployment effectiveness.

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