Summary
"This document is meant to serve as a guide for the processes of implementing and evaluating crime analysis and mapping for law enforcement agencies that do not currently have the function in place as well as those that are looking to reevaluate and restructure their current crime analysis and mapping functions. It provides a general outline for 1) developing a needs assessment; 2) creating an action plan based on the assessment; and 3) conducting an evaluation of crime analysis and mapping. This document is not meant to be a step-by-step guide for these three processes but offers suggestions and guidance on what and how to collect relevant information, while citing practical examples. Since each law enforcement agency is unique, so is the content of each of these processes. To reiterate, this document will outline the processes of obtaining information for conducting a needs assessment, creating an action plan, and evaluating crime analysis and mapping in a law enforcement agency."--Introduction.