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Police Crime Recording and Investigation Systems: A User's View

NCJ Number
187918
Journal
Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management Volume: 24 Issue: 1 Dated: 2001 Pages: 100-114
Author(s)
Richard William Adderley; Peter Musgrove
Editor(s)
Lawrence F. Travis III
Date Published
2001
Length
15 pages
Annotation
This article provides an overview of the role computer software plays within police forces, primarily in the United Kingdom, with particular attention paid to crime analysis and investigation computer systems.
Abstract
The computer, as a tool, plays an essential part in the investigation of both major (e.g., murder, violent assault, rape, etc.) and volume crime (e.g., domestic burglary, shoplifting, etc.). The majority of current computer systems are designed for use in the investigation of either one of these categories but not both. When judged against its intended use, each system performs well. With volume crime, the user may not know which question is relevant and, therefore, is unable to efficiently link similar crimes in a series. In both categories of crime it is left to the human investigator to ask the right questions of the system or to interpret the processed information. Most United Kingdom police forces utilize specialist teams of detective officers who are supported by trained civilian support staff. This takes time to develop and may vary in the degree of ability. Particular attention is given to the attempts that have been made to apply artificial intelligence techniques for automatically detecting patterns in reported crimes. Under current research is the use of data mining techniques for automatically detecting patterns in reported crimes. References

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