Volume 3 Issue 2 | September 2012

In this issue of Geography and Public Safety, we examine the use of GIS in the public health sector and how this use can enhance public safety. This issue will review the Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission; an illustration of a comprehensive community based information system to reduce youth and gang violence in Los Angeles County; and crime mapping news section.

Volume 3 Issue 1 | October 2011

Volume 3, Issue 1 of the Geography and Public Safety newsletter seeks to promote the broader use of GIS by law enforcement.  It highlights ways in which community policing, problem solving, community outreach, and partnerships can be enhanced by GIS. While mapping for the purpose of “putting cops on the dots” remains a core focus of GIS in law enforcement, more needs to be said about the versatility of GIS and how it can be deployed to improve effectiveness and efficiencies across all law enforcement functions. Featured articles include a lead article about the “full spectrum” use of GIS by police as well as one about the Dallas Police Department’s innovative use of GIS to define Targeted Area Action Grids (TAAGs) to enhance community outreach focused on residential and business burglaries.

Volume 2 Issue 4 | March 2011

Volume 2, Issue 4 of the Geography and Public Safety newsletter highlights a developing field of study in policing and anaylsis, Predictive Policing. This issue will discuss the inaugural Predictive Policing Symposium, which brought together researchers and practioners to discuss the concepts involved in predictive policing. Included, is a discussion of NIJ's Geospatial Technical Working Group and experimenting with hot spots analysis using prediction in Minneapolis.