NCJ Number
7944
Date Published
Unknown
Length
105 pages
Annotation
COMPUTER MAPPING OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY FOR ANALYSIS, DEPLOYMENT, AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION.
Abstract
SYMAP (SYNAGRAPHIC COMPUTER MAPPING) CONVERTS STATISTICAL DATA ON A GIVEN CRIME OCCURRING AT FIXED POINTS WITHIN A GIVEN AREA INTO A GRAPHIC PRESENTATION WHICH INDICATES THE FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE BY SHADING. ST. LOUIS AND ATLANTA INTERPRETATION AND EXAMPLES OF SYMAP OUTPUT ARE DISCUSSED. EXCERPTS FROM A REFERENCE MANUAL FOR SYNAGRAPHIC COMPUTER MAPPING ARE INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED) (BIBLIOGRAPHY)