I just stumbled across what might prove to be a good theoretical resource for crime analysts. Last year, Lin Liu, Co-Director, Joint Center of GIS and Spatial Analysis, University of Cincinnati, released a book titled Artificial Crime Analysis Systems: Using Computer Simulations and Geographic Information Systems. The book gathers academics from across the globe to write about specific areas in the field of artificial crime analysis and crime simulation. Writes Liu:
Artificial crime analysis and crime simulation is an emerging research area that has the potential of revealing hidden processes behind urban crime patterns and criminal justice system operations. This book takes an interdisciplinary approach, combining criminology, computer simulation, and geographic information systems to examine how crime patterns form and what can be done to prevent crime.
Since you can download the entire book for free by clicking here, what do you have to lose? Check it out and read up on the latest overviews of artificial crime analysis systems.
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