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NIJ's Mapping and Analysis for Public Safety (MAPS) program supports research that helps agencies use GIS to enhance public safety. The program examines:

  • How to use maps to analyze crime.
  • How to analyze spatial data.
  • How maps can help researchers evaluate programs and policies.
  • How to develop mapping, data sharing and spatial analysis tools.

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Geography and Public Safety Bulletin, Volume 2, Issue 2: Neighborhoods

by National Institute of Justice and the Office of Community Oriented Policing ServicesJanuary 2010

This issue discusses neighborhoods and the importance of geographic composition. It examines topics, definitions and technologies that demonstrate that neighborhoods matter. Articles bring the abstract idea of a neighborhood into a concrete set of ideas for practice. The articles by Marc Buslik, Phil Canter and Mark Warren highlight how numerous delineations of neighborhood boundaries make it more difficult for the police to serve the public adequately. John Markovic discusses why neighborhoods matter when implementing community policing. Lastly, Jim Zepp highlights how residents of various neighborhoods participated in a government contest to create web sites that helped citizens of Washington, D.C., better communicate information about their neighborhoods to others.

Articles include:

  • Why Neighborhoods Matter: The Importance of Geographic Composition
  • Not In My Neighborhood: An Essay on Policing Place
  • Policing Neighborhoods in Baltimore County
  • Neighborhoods Matter: A Situational Policing Perspective
  • Applying Community Policing Tapestry Data to Public Safety
  • The Socioeconomic Mapping and Resource Topography (SMART) System