Damned If You Don't, Damned If You Do: Crime Mapping and its Implications in the Real World

Ratcliffe, Jerry H.

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“…Sharing information with the public via maps increased quickly in the early to mid-1990s (McEwen andTaxman 1995;Rich 1995). Since then, the use of maps to communicate with the public has continued to grow (La Vigne and Groff 2001).…”

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“…While some agencies released monthly paper reports by police district, others provided community groups with direct access to the mapping system and data so that individual crimes as well as neighborhood-level aggregations could be displayed (Buslik and Maltz 1998;Rich 2001). Still others posted maps on Internet websites (Harries 1999;Wartell and McEwen 2000).…”

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“…The movement from professional policing to community policing espoused a new and expanded role for the community as Bco-producers^of public safety (Goldstein 1987;Lavrakas et al 1983;Maltz et al 1989;Moore 1992) and stimulated testing of innovative strategies for successfully mobilizing communities (Sherman 1986). Improved policeYcitizen communication became an integral part of these efforts (Rich 1999;Sherman 1986). One aspect of improved communication involved the release of crime data to the public.…”

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“…4 This unusually swift implementation of crime mapping in law enforcement agencies was examined by ; they found that the adoption of crime mapping diffused more rapidly as compared to other policing innovations. The rapid adoption of computer mapping technology over the last 10 years has facilitated data sharing between law enforcement and the community (Greene 2000;La Vigne and Groff 2001;McEwen and Taxman 1995;Rich 1995).…”

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“…However, debate continues concerning the impact of releasing crime data to the public. Opponents argue that neighborhoods with higher crime rates will be unnecessarily stigmatized and redlined, while proponents assert that public dissemination of crime information will empower community members to get involved in their communities (Harries 1999;Lavrakas et al 1983;Pate et al 1986a;Ratcliffe 2002;Wartell and McEwen 2000). Presently, there is little research guiding policing agencies on this important issue.…”

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A randomized experimental study of sharing crime data with citizens: Do maps produce more fear?

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Abstract. The larger roles of the community in crime prevention and improvements in technology have increased policeYcitizen communication and the distribution of information from police departments to private citizens. Combined, these changes have led to the current movement among law enforcement agencies toward sharing both summary reports and maps of crime with community groups. Although the dissemination of crime information is intended to benefit community members, there is a lack of empirical evidence demonstrating the effects of crime mapping on citizen perceptions and fear of crime. This experiment compared three formats for disseminating crime data; two popular types of crime maps (i.e., graduated symbol and density) and the traditional tabular format of crime statistics. A randomized experimental design was used to measure residents' fear of crime and their perception of the safety of different areas of Redlands, CA. Overall, residents who viewed either type of map reported less fear than those who viewed tabular statistics. Respondents who viewed graduated symbol maps consistently reported less fear than either density maps or tabular statistics. However, there were differences depending on the type of map. While graduated symbol maps were associated with the lowest levels of fear of robbery, theft or assault; density maps produced different reactions depending on the area of the city. Finally, the maps did not stigmatize high crime areas of Redlands. Where statistically significant differences existed, respondents who were given maps were more likely to recommend someone move into an area than those who were given tabular statistics.

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Policing the Causes of Crime

Chainey

Ratcliffe

2005

GIS and Crime Mapping

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Crime, Hotspots

Plava

2019

The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology

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Conventional wisdom considers a crime hotspot as a series of statistical possibilities which produce disorder. But a crime hotspot is also a social problem without a clear definition. In fact, crime theories underline a firm connection between people's habits and unsafe events data. Furthermore, the digital society produces data and information that could help both to predict crime and to increase the risk of victimization. For this reason, predictive crime mapping and IT software could support the future of crime hotspot analysis and related policies.

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Damned If You Don't, Damned If You Do: Crime Mapping and its Implications in the Real World

Cited by 57 publications

References 16 publications

A randomized experimental study of sharing crime data with citizens: Do maps produce more fear?

A randomized experimental study of sharing crime data with citizens: Do maps produce more fear?

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