Introduction to the course and mapping crime

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Introduction to the course and mapping crime

• J426 Class 1
• January 13, 2009

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Overview

• Examples of crime mapping and analysis
• Introduction to course

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Mapping crime

• Following maps use Uniform Crime Report violent
  crime data from IPD
• You will be working with these data and other
  real crime data throughout the course
• Everything you see on the following maps you will
  be able to do by the end of the course

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All UCR violent crimes in 2003
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Criminal homicides with IPD beats
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Aggravated assaults for a specific beat
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UCR crimes by beat (table)
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UCR crimes by beat (map)
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UCR crimes near middle schools
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UCR crimes and income
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UCR crime density map
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Crime hot spots (1)
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Crime hot spots (2)
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Access to BS 1000

• BS 1000 is kept locked
• Access via swiping JagTag
• All students will need to get JagTags authorized
  for BS 1000 entry
• Go to HelpNet in basement, BS 0001, ask for
  authorization, they will swipe your JagTag to
  authorize you

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Course website

• http//php.spea.iupui.edu/jottensm/J426
• Home page
• Description
• Schedule
• PowerPoint presentations
• Lab exercises
• Assignments
• Resources

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General course structure

• Lecture
• General geographic information systems concepts
• GIS and crime and public safety analysis
• Specific crime and public safety analysis
  applications
• Lab
• Using ArcGIS geographic information systems
  software
• Brief introduction to CrimeStat crime analysis
  software

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Texts

• Tim Ormsby, et al., Getting to Know ArcGIS
  Desktop
• Keith Harries, Mapping Crime Principle and
  Practice (electronic book available online)

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Labs

• Work through exercises together (some from
  Getting to Know ArcGIS, others developed by
  instructor)
• Participation required attendance taken
• Any labs missed must be completed outside of class

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Assignments

• Six crime mapping assignments to be completed
  outside of class
• Creating basic maps
• Thematic maps for presentation
• Mapping events and geocoding
• Queries and selection
• GIS analysis
• Density surfaces and hot spots
• Data available in lab and on website

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Examinations

• Three examinations
• Two midterm quizzes
• Final examination (cumulative)
• Cover material from lectures, readings
• Labs will reinforce material, but you will not be
  responsible for knowing specific ArcGIS commands

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Getting help

• Work collaboratively, in groups
• But work submitted must be your independent work
• Questions in class
• Instructor office hours and by appointment
• Instructor email