How a Geographic Information System (GIS) can help with Crime

Abstract

A growing number of agencies of law enforcement are nowadays greatly relying on automated software of crime mapping, regardless of the fact that the spread of this technology is complicated to gauge in the policing in just a precise terminology. Some wide variations are existed in the methods used by the department, in the police managers' levels of sophistication, and in the frequencies with which the law enforcement agencies are engaged in the activities of crime mapping. Some law enforcement agencies are trying hard for producing simple graphical displays, whereas, others are engaged in carrying out multifarious spatial analysis on routinely basis (Buzai & Robinson, 2010). The activity of crime mapping also remains as the restricted domain of the analysts of crime in some departments; other departments also make the applications of interactive mapping that is available to each person in that department transversely the command structure, inclusive of patrol officers. In some agencies, the interactive websites of crime mapping are used and made accessible to the general public as well (Robinson et al., 1995). Various executives of law enforcement acknowledge the value of crime mapping by using solutions like GIS, but they find it really complex to acquire the resources for the software implementation and then the training that is essential for getting started. These GIS solutions of crime provide ability for adding value to the huge pool of data that is needed to accumulated everyday by the agencies of law enforcement. Such software of crime mapping analyzes significant information regarding crime incidents and also translates that information into a form that is easily understandable, geographical representations of crime, time occurrence, crime frequency, and other trends of crime incidents (Nancy & Wartell, 2000).

How a Geographic Information System (GIS) can help with Crime

Introduction

In order to deal with several types of crimes, the agencies of law enforcement are required to be as effectual as feasible. They also require having the potential for understanding and using their present incident information and the data that are generated by precedent responses of crime incidents for helping to safeguard against and prevent crime incidents of future. Amongst many, one that is the most helpful and efficient way of crime prevention is to use an automated GIS (Geographic Information System), as it helps a lot in mapping and analysis of crime (Weisburd & McEwen, 1997).

A GIS (Geographical Information System) is a tool that is computer-based and used for analyzing and mapping events that take place and things that exist on this planet. The technology of GIS integrates widespread operations of database such as statistical analysis and query with the exceptional geographical analysis and visualization benefits that are offered through geographical maps. Such capabilities characterize GIS from several other information systems and make it helpful and effectual for wide-ranging enterprises either private or public in order to explain events, plan strategies, and predict outcomes. In this research paper, there will be an exploration that how a GIS (Geographic ...