Geocomputation, geodemographics and resource allocation for local policing

Transactions in GIS

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-72

  Ashby, David I ^a   Longley, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

APPLICATION AREA; CORNWALL; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; GEOCOMPUTATION; PUBLIC SERVICES; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCES ALLOCATION; SMALL AREA; STRATEGIC RESOURCE; TACTICALS;

CRIME;

POLICE FORCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 14844326373     PISSN: 13611682     EISSN: 14679671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9671.2005.00205.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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