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Two new BBC series have useful websites with content which colleagues may well find helpful.. The Truth about Crime is filmed in Oxford. The website includes an OXFORD -located GIS style activity which can be seen below. Some useful animations on how crime can be explored are included. Thanks to Paul Cornish for the tipoff via SLN Check out the full SITE. Another useful area could be to explore the claim that Oxford was chosen for the series because: it is as close as we could find to a typical British city. In terms of demographics, and particularly in terms of levels and types of crimes, it is typical of the national picture. Think about how you could investigate this claim, and produce a brief response.... Another programme that has restarted with a new series is COAST. This explores coasts outside of the UK, such as the Normandy coastline of France.
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Crime Mapping The police have always used geographical information in their fight against crime. Certain patterns of behaviour can be mapped. Do crime maps help ? The Government plans to produce neighbourhood crime maps for everyone "by the end of 2008". This will enable people to assess their own neighbourhood. Yesterday's CRIME HOTSPOTS programme on Radio 4, which can be listened to again via the LISTEN AGAIN feature demonstrated once again the value of GIS, and geo-spatial investigation. This moves beyond the old drawing pin on the map. It outlines the behaviours of criminals in relation to their own home area. There is also the tactic of geographic profiling. The WEST MIDLANDS area already has a GIS in operation, which allows interrogation of crime figures and trends. Those living in the METROPOLITAN POLICE area also have access to crime mapping. Will Crime maps work ? - BBC News magazine feature Interestingly putting the terms" crime geography " into...