Geography & Public Safety Bulletin
The MAPS program at NIJ, together with the COPS office, is now publishing a quarterly bulletin on geography and public safety. Topics covered in the Bulletin include mapping, problem analysis, and other issues pertaining to the geography of crime. The Bulletin is geared towards practitioners in law enforcement and criminal justice agencies. Articles in the Bulletin are intended to inform the reader of topics current with regard to spatial analysis of crime, but also to push the reader to new levels.
Volume I, Issue I
The first issue of the Geography & Public Safety Bulletin is focused on the topic of hot spot analysis. There is also a technical section, about using ESRI's ModelBuilder, an article about how a university is helping smaller, rural police departments with crime mapping, an "In the News" section, and a list of events.
The bulletin will be published on a quarterly basis, and be available in print and electronic formats. Subscriptions to the Bulletin can be made through NCJRS:
https://puborder.ncjrs.gov/Listservs/nij/MAPSBulletin.asp
If you request a print copy it will be automatically mailed to you. If an electronic copy is requested a notification will be sent that the new issue is ready for download at the MAPS website or from COPS.