Predictive Policing Information Systems for Decision Making October 21‚ 2012 In 1994‚ the New York City Police Department adopted a law enforcement crime fighting strategy known as COMPSTAT (COMPuter STATistics). COMPSTAT uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to map the locations of where crimes occur‚ identify “ hotspots”‚ and map problem areas. COMPSTAT has amassed a wealth of historical crime data. Mathematicians have designed and developed algorithms that run against the historical
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was identified because traditional policing practices were powerless to thwart a rising crime rate. This framework will be the basis for a pilot program. Thus it is feasible because this program will help identity which analytical and operational approach might work or not. 2. Explain why data understanding and data preparation are important in this predictive analytics solution. - The significance of data understanding and data preparation in the predictive analytics solution are it can provide
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the community. The trust of the community that is placed upon the system is one of the most important assets that they are willing to open the books and show what they do. Data-based predictive policing is one of the best improvements on traditional policing methods for directly reducing crime. Any new methods of policing can and will become a huge benefit by helping improve community contact and community relations. Improving the perspective of police practice through data release is
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Table of Contents Introduction 3-5 Analysis 6-8 What management‚ organization‚ and technology factors make CompStat effective? 6 Can police departments effectively combat crime without the CompStat system?. 7 Is community policing incompatible with CompStat? 7 Why would officers misreport certain data to CompStat? 8 What should be done about the misreporting of data 8 How can it be detected? 8 Summary 9-10 References 11 Introduction With the growth
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crimes would be the most prevalent‚ the program is called Compstat. This type of program can be responsible for drops in the crime rates from five to fifteen percent (Hickey‚ 2015). If the NYPD went back to a more conventional style of reactive policing there is no doubt that the crime rate would begin to increase very
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Profiling has long been a subject of contempt when it comes to policing. Immediately following the attacks of 9/11‚ there was a surge in profiling in the United States. One can assume that the uptick in profiling stems from the horrid events that transpired on the day the United States was struck the hardest. In the aftermath of the 9/11 events‚ the predictive analysis tools were used by the intelligence community to assess and or thwart potential threats. This technique was supposed to be used to
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References: Armonk (2010) IBM: Memphis Police Department Reduces Crime Rates with IBM Predictive Analytics Software‚ http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/32169.wss Oracle.com (2008) Oracle Data Mining Concepts‚ http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/datamine.111/b28129/clustering.htm Patterson‚ L. (2010‚ APR 27). The nine most common data mining techniques used in predictive analytics (Turban & Volonino‚ 2011) Two Crows Corporation (1999) Introduction to Data Mining and
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Assignment 1: Predictive Policing Karla N. Osorno Strayer University CIS 500 - Information Systems for Decision Making CIS500006VA016-1126-001 Professor: Alex Lazo July 13‚ 2012 1. Compare and contrast the application of information technology (IT) to optimize police department’s performance to reduce crime versus random patrols of the streets. Compare the application of IT versus random patrol of the streets: a. Both random patrol of the streets and Compstat want to make communities
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(2008).Psychological Testing and the Selection of Police Officers French‚ L. A.‚ & Wailes‚ N. (2008‚ Summer). Accessing and training police and security personnel relevant to ethnic and cultural sensitivity A history of the nine principles of policing. (2002). Retrieved from http://www.magnacartaplus.org/briefings/nine_police_principles.htm#en1 Walker‚ S.‚ & Katz‚ C. M. (2011). The police in America: An introduction (7th ed.). New York‚ NY: McGraw-Hill.
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What is It? Learn About the Study of Crime‚ Its Causes and Its Consequences sociology criminal justice system criminology careers Criminology is most often associated with the study of the law enforcement and criminal justice system. A person looking for a career in criminal justice will very likely first seek to earn a criminology degree. While criminal justice and criminology are certainly related fields‚ they are by no means interchangeable‚ as so many people tend to believe
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