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Very Spatial discusses and links to a Ars Tecnica article named Crime and Punishment 2.0: fighting criminals with the 'Net.
From the article: "London's Metropolitan Police, for instance, this summer rolled out a nifty mashup using Google Maps and the department's own crime data. Rates of burglary, robbery, and vehicle crime are superimposed on a map of London; as visitors drill down from the borough to the ward to the sub-ward, the map presents more granular information about crime in the area. [...] But it's the Toronto police who have recently unveiled one of the more interesting web 2.0-style experiments The department has thrown all of its homicide information online, including both current cases and cold cases. The pages include writeups on each case, along with media from the case such as maps, pictures of crime scenes, and even YouTube pleas from detectives and victims' families. Each pages includes a form for submitting any additional tips about the cases."
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Application Domains: Kenya Turns to Digital Mapping to Fight Crime
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NationMedia has an article about Kenya's project to use digital mapping to fight crime. From the article: He [Mr Otieno of Survey of Kenya] said that it is the duty of the police and the government to educate the public about the need for and proper use of maps to execute the war on crime. "Most developers do not heed information given on area maps, which has compounded the issue of proper mapping," he said.
Reporting Crime Online in the UK
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AllPointsBlog refers to an article from Kable about a portal to pinpoint crimes by citizens in the UK. From the article: [...] with the addition of digital mapping technology, people will be able to pinpoint the exact location of an offence. [...] the portal's two other main features: the online auction service for lost property; and a community bulletin providing email or text message alerts on local incidents.
Crime Mapping and Analysis Developer Kit
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All Points Blog links to the Crime Mapping and Analysis Program for enforcing US laws. From the site: "These tools are not intended to replace or supersede any existing tools in the user’s possession; rather, they are intended to expose crime analysts, supervisors, and other police professionals to important resources, information and functionality of which they may not previously have been aware."
Calendar: Ninth Crime Mapping Research Conference
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nijmaps writes "Over the last two decades, researchers and police agencies have made major advancements in crime mapping capability and sophistication. In recent years, geospatial technology and GIS has advanced beyond basic mapping that identifies "where". Spatial statistics are increasingly being used with crime mapping to not only identify crime hot spots, but also to analyze underlying and related factors, effectively deploy resources to places that need them the most, and devise smart, informed solutions to combat crime problems.
Since 1997, the Mapping & Analysis for Public Safety (MAPS) program at the National Institute of Justice has been leading the way to advance crime mapping. Every 18 months, MAPS organizes Crime Mapping Research Conferences that bring together crime analyst practitioners, policymakers, criminal justice experts, geographers, and others to learn about the latest advances. The conference includes workshops and panels on topics such as data & methodology issues, spatial data analysis (e.g. spatial regression, ...), geographic profiling, journey-to-crime, geography and crime, GPS tracking of offenders, crime analysis, mapping and analysis for corrections/parole/probation, open source mapping and spatial analysis tools, use of census data, and policing. The next conference takes place March 28-31, 2007 in Pittsburgh. Registration for the conference is free. Details and the final agenda are on the MAPS website."
Since 1997, the Mapping & Analysis for Public Safety (MAPS) program at the National Institute of Justice has been leading the way to advance crime mapping. Every 18 months, MAPS organizes Crime Mapping Research Conferences that bring together crime analyst practitioners, policymakers, criminal justice experts, geographers, and others to learn about the latest advances. The conference includes workshops and panels on topics such as data & methodology issues, spatial data analysis (e.g. spatial regression, ...), geographic profiling, journey-to-crime, geography and crime, GPS tracking of offenders, crime analysis, mapping and analysis for corrections/parole/probation, open source mapping and spatial analysis tools, use of census data, and policing. The next conference takes place March 28-31, 2007 in Pittsburgh. Registration for the conference is free. Details and the final agenda are on the MAPS website."
Application Domains: Tracking Cars in Real-Time for Law Enforcement in the U.K.
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Slashdot links and discuss a story about U.K. police officers allowed to track cars in real-time. Their summary: "The BBC is reporting that anti-terror Police officers in London have been given live access to the "congestion charge cameras", allowing them to view and track vehicles in real time. This is a change from the original procedure that required them to apply for access on a case-by-case basis. "Under the new rules, anti-terror officers will be able to view pictures in "real time" from Transport for London's (Tfl) 1,500 cameras, which use Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology to link cars with owners' details. But they will only be able to use the data for national security purposes and not to fight ordinary crime, the Home Office stressed."" See also the interesting related stories below.
Application Domains: Scanning and Mapping License Plates
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Slashdot discuss a story about new initiatives to scan and map license plates to fight crime. Their summary: "The ACLU is objecting to the practice of police in Springdale, Ohio using an automated license-plate scanner on patrol cars to locate stolen vehicles or those whose owners are wanted on felony warrants. The scanner can read 900 license plates an hour traveling at highway speeds. So far, the scanner has located 95 stolen cars and helped locate 111 wanted felons. The locations of the license plates scanned are tagged with GPS data. All matches are stored (with no expiration date given) and can be brought up later and cross-referenced on a map. If the plate is wanted, the times and locations of where it was scanned can be referenced. The Springdale police department hopes to begin using the system soon to locate misdemeanor suspects. This system is also in use in British Columbia." See previous related stories below.
U.S. Government Requests Real-Time Cellphone Tracking
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Slashdot runs a story where we learn the U.S. government can track any cellphone. Their summary: "According to a Washington Post article, federal officials are routinely asking and getting courts to order cellphone companies to furnish real-time tracking data on subscribers. The data is used to pinpoint the whereabouts of 'criminal suspects', according to judges and industry lawyers. In some cases, judges have granted the requests without even requiring the government to demonstrate probable cause that a crime is taking place or that the inquiry will yield evidence of a crime 'Privacy advocates fear such a practice may expose average Americans to a new level of government scrutiny of their daily lives. Such requests run counter to the Justice Department's internal recommendation that federal prosecutors seek warrants based on probable cause to obtain precise location data in private areas. The requests and orders are sealed at the government's request, so it is difficult to know how often the orders are issued or denied."
Flawed Map Says L.A.'s Crime Highest Next to Police HQ
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Slashdot discusses a story named Flawed Map Says L.A.'s Crime Highest Next to Police HQ.
Their summary: "CNET briefly describes how a poorly chosen default behavior has led to an online crime map of Los Angeles (on a site designed at a cost of $362,000) that shows that "a location just a block from the department's new headquarters is the most crime-ridden place in the city." I wonder how often this sort of error would completely skew things like real-estate maps that attempt to show whether houses in a certain neighborhood are worth more than those in the one next door."
The JAGIS-L list links to a L.A. Times article on the map glitch.
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Norfolk Police Officers To Be Tagged To Improve Response Times
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Last weekend Slashdot ran a discussion named Norfolk Police Officers To Be Tagged To Improve Response Times.
Their summary: " Police in Norfolk, England already have tracking units, The Automatic Vehicle Location System, installed in their cars that allow a control room to track their exact locations. Later this year a similar system will be attached to individual police radios to allow controllers to monitor the position of every frontline officer. Combined with equipment that can pinpoint the locations of 999 callers, the system will allow the force to home in on "shouts" to within yards. The system also lets operators filter a map showing the location of its vehicles and constables to reveal only those with the skills needed for a specific incident, like the closest officer with silver bullets during a werewolf attack."
A few related stories copied below.
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