This volume shows how state-of-the-art geographic information systems (GIS), used to display patterns of crime to stimulate effective strategies and decision-making, are revolutionizing urban law enforcement. The contributors present expert information for understanding and successfully employing the latest technologies in this field.

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PART ONE: INTRODUCTION: OPERATIONAL IMPERATIVES AND INTELLECTUAL CAUTIONARY TALES
Using a Geographic Information System for Tactical Crime Analysis - Philip Canter
The NYPD COMPSTAT Process - Philip G McGuire
Mapping for Analysis, Evaluation and Accountability
Filter, Fears and Photos - Keith Harries
Speculations and Explorations in the Geography of Crime
The Spatial Analysis of Crime - Charles Swartz
What Social Scientists Have Learned
PART TWO: ANALYZING CRIME HOT SPOTS IN NEW YORK
Finding Crime Hot Spots through Repeat Address Mapping - John E Eck, Jeffrey Gersh and Charlene Taylor
Exploratory Data Analysis of Crime Patterns - Sanjoy Chakravorty and William V Pelfrey
Preliminary Findings from the Bronx
Identifying Crime Hot Spots Using Kernel Smoothing - Sara McLafferty, Doug Williamson and Philip G McGuire
The Utility of Standard Deviation Ellipses for Evaluating Hot Spots - Robert H Langworthy and Eric S Jefferis
PART THREE: CRIME AND FACILITIES
Crime, Space and Place - Thomas Kamber, John H Mollenkopf and Timothy A Ross
An Analysis of Crime Patterns in Brooklyn
Crime in Public Housing - Jeffrey Fagan and Garth Davies
Two-Way Diffusion Effects in Surrounding Neighborhoods
The Bronx and Chicago - Carolyn Rebecca Block and Richard Block
Street Robbery in the Environs of Rapid Transit Stations
Schools and Crime - Dennis W Roncek
PART FOUR: TOOLS FOR SPATIAL ANALYSIS
Evaluating Statistical Software for Analyzing Crime Patterns and Trends - Victor Goldsmith et al