SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF CRIME - TOWARD PRIMARY PREVENTION (FROM REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING PERSONNEL - PROCEEDINGS, SEPTEMBER 17-19, 1973, TALLAHASSEE, FL BY W WILLIAM MINOR - SEE NCJ-39954)

• NCJ Number: 39961
• Author(s): P J BRANTINGHAM; P L M BRANTINGHAM
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: Florida State University
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF COMPUTER MAPPING TO IDENTIFY HIGH-CRIME AREAS, FACILITATING PLANNING AND PREVENTION ACTIVITIES.

Abstract

THE RESULTS OF SUCH CRIME PATTERNING WOULD BE USED TO DICTATE PRIMARY CRIME PREVENTION, PREVENTING CRIMES BY ALTERING THE PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE PEOPLE LIVE, SO THAT CRIME BECOMES TOO RISKY, OR CRIMINAL OPPORTUNITY NEVER APPEARS. ONCE HIGH RISK AREAS ARE IDENTIFIED, PUBLIC EDUCATION, POLICE PATROL, AND OTHER CRIME REDUCTION ACTIVITIES COULD BE MORE MEANINGFULLY FOCUSED....ELW