Forensic GIS The Role of Geospatial Technologies for Investigating Crime and Providing Evidence

A variety of disciplines and professions have embraced geospatial technologies  for collecting, storing, manipulating, analyzing, and displaying spatial data to investigate crime, prosecute and convict offenders, exonerate suspects, and submit evidence in civil lawsuits. The applications, acceptabil...

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Other Authors: Elmes, Gregory A. (Editor), Roedl, George (Editor), Conley, Jamison (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
Series:Geotechnologies and the Environment
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Concepts, Principles and Definitions
  • Geospatial Technologies in the Courtroom
  • Spatial Tracking Applications
  • Spatial Technology Applications
  • Using Near Repeat Analysis for Investigating Mortgage Fraud and Predatory Lending
  • State Registration of Sex Offenders: Public Notification, Web Mapping & Spatial Issues
  • The SDIK Police Model: How to Make the Invisible Visible
  • Spatial Analysis of Fear of Crime and Police Calls for Service: An Example and Implications for Community Policing
  • Police Use of Force: The Spatial Distribution of Force Factors
  • Mapping Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Liquor Law Violation Citations During Oktoberfest in the College Town of La Crosse, Wisconsin
  • A Web-based GIS for Crime Mapping and Decision Support
  • Use of Geographically Weighted Regression on Ecology of Crime, Response to Hurricane in Miami, Florida
  • Delineating Legal Forest Boundaries to Combat Illegal Forest Encroachments: A Case Study in Murree Forest Division, Pakistan.-Annotated Bibliography
  • Index