| A 1998 National Institute of Justice Grant made it possible to develop and evaluate the use of a database combining data elements from the Maricopa County (Arizona) Adult Probation Department probationer database with selected data elements from the Phoenix Police Department's records management system. A field experiment was designed to evaluate the use of GIS mapping applications of that database to support problem-solving approaches to crime reduction. This paper describes the database and its development, and use by probation and police officers. Specific mapping applications and preliminary evaluation findings are also presented. |
Updated 05/20/2006