Chasing Ghosts? Police perception of high crime areas
In recent years there has been a move within police services towards a proactive and intelligence-led style of policing. This has coincided with a recognition of the value of local policing solutions and the importance of the intelligence function at the local area command level. This paper uses a c...
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Medienart: | Elektronisch/Druck Aufsatz |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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2001
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The British journal of criminology
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Bestand in Tübingen: | In Tübingen vorhanden. IFK: In: Z 7 |
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Zusammenfassung: | In recent years there has been a move within police services towards a proactive and intelligence-led style of policing. This has coincided with a recognition of the value of local policing solutions and the importance of the intelligence function at the local area command level. This paper uses a combination of hotspot analysis within a geographical information system (GIS), a hotspot perception survey of police officers, and small focus groups to assess the intelligence dissemination process for high volume crime on three Nottinghamshire subdivisions. The results indicate a variable result depending on crime type explored and the study has implications for the dissemination of high volume crime intelligence within police services |
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ISSN: | 0007-0955 |
DOI: | 10.1093/bjc/41.2.330 |