INTEGRATED CRIMINAL APPREHENSION PROGRAM - CRIME ANALYSIS - EXECUTIVE MANUAL

• NCJ Number: 43900
• Author(s): R P GRASSIE; R V WAYMIRE; J W BURROWS; C L R ANDERSON; W D WALLACE
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 80 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS OVERVIEW OF CRIME ANALYSIS AND ITS IMPACT ON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES IS WRITTEN FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR AND ADDRESSES THE CONSIDERATIONS AND DECISIONS NECESSARY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A CRIME ANALYSIS UNIT.

Abstract

AFTER AN OVERVIEW AND HISTORICAL SURVEY OF CRIME ANALYSIS, THIS MANUAL DISCUSSES WHAT CRIME ANALYSIS CAN DO FOR THE EXECUTIVE, WHAT ITS RELATIONSHIP SHOULD BE TO OTHER DEPARTMENTAL FUNCTIONS, AND WHAT ITS RELATIONSHIP SHOULD BE TO OUTSIDE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES. MANUAL, SEMIAUTOMATED, AND AUTOMATED SYSTEMS ARE DESCRIBED. THE SECTION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS COVERS DELINEATION OF OBJECTIVES, CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATION OF VARIOUS SYSTEMS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR EACH TYPE OF SYSTEM ARE LISTED, ALONG WITH EDUCATION AND TRAINING REQUIRED. FIGURES ILLUSTRATE TYPICAL CRIME ANALYSIS BULLETINS, POSSIBLE TACTICAL RESPONSES TO VARIOUS CRIME PATTERNS, USE OF CRIME ANALYSIS IN TOTAL DEPARTMENTAL DECISIONMAKING, AND UNIQUE DESCRIPTORS WHICH SHOULD BE GATHERED BY PATROL OFFICERS TO GENERATE GOOD ANALYSIS DATA. IT IS EMPHASIZED THAT, TO BE MOST EFFECTIVE, CRIME ANALYSIS MUST HAVE THE COOPERATION OF THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT AND BE VIEWED AS AN ESSENTIAL SUPPORT SERVICE. (FOR OTHER MANUALS IN THE SET, SEE NCJ-43901, 43902, 43903, AND 43937).