Artificial Crime Analysis Systems: Using Computer Simulations and Geographic Information Systems (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781599045917)

In the last decade there has been a phenomenal growth in interest in crime pattern analysis. Geographic information systems are now widely used in urban police agencies throughout industrial nations. With this, scholarly interest in understanding crime patterns has grown considerably. Artificial Crime Analysis Systems: Using Computer Simulations and Geographic Information Systems discusses leading research on the use of computer simulation of crime patterns to reveal hidden processes of urban crimes, taking an interdisciplinary approach by combining criminology, computer simulation, and geographic information systems into one comprehensive resource.

Author: Lin Liu
ISBN-10: 1599045915
ISBN-13: 9781599045917
Publisher: Information Science Reference
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2008
Pages: 510
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.76lbs
Size: 11.14h x 8.72w x 1.40d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2008 pg. 199