RT Article
T1 Stealing tires or copper wires? How the national incident-based reporting system changed how the Arlington, Texas, Police Department addresses larceny-thefts
JF International journal of comparative and applied criminal justice
VO 47
IS 4
SP 417
OP 429
A1 Rash, Jason
A1 Scott, Thomas
A1 Clements, Patina
A1 Strom, Kevin
A2 Scott, Thomas
A2 Clements, Patina
A2 Strom, Kevin
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1868070662
AB When the Arlington, Texas, Police Department (APD) began using the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), its understanding of local crime trends and the factors driving them was transformed. NIBRS has allowed APD to better identify the precise offences driving changes in more aggregated offence categories and to respond to crime more effectively. With larceny-theft as an example, we describe APD’s NIBRS transition, how it altered crime control strategy , and how it impacted APD’s responses to crime. This description serves as an example to the field of the value of NIBRS for developing effective crime prevention strategies and tactics. We also analyse APD’s NIBRS data for the years 2017 and 2018 to demonstrate other possible uses of these data that would allow law enforcement agencies to better understand the factors driving crime in their jurisdiction. We explain how this understanding can lead to more targeted and effective policing strategies and tactics.
K1 problem-oriented policing
K1 National Incident-Based Reporting System
K1 crime response
K1 Law Enforcement
K1 Larceny-theft
DO 10.1080/01924036.2022.2059535