Reading Assignment: Chapters 1, 2, 4 &5 from Crime Analysis with Crime Mapping, 3rd Edition; (2013) Author Rachael Boba Santos, SAGE Publications.

Assignment Details: Choose a local, county, or state agency, and write a paper addressing the following topics:

How are the criminal data at the selected department collected or captured and reported?

Discuss the use of Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) and Incident-Based Reporting Systems (IBRS) as it relates to your selected agency.

Choose 2 large municipal police departments such as Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, or 2 state police departments, and create a crime clock for the 2 selected agencies.

Discuss the possible causes and reasons for the differences.

Reference - Federal Bureau of Investigation. (n.d.) Crime clock. Retrieved from http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/offenses-known-to-law-enforcement/crime-clock

Assignment Objectives - Explain how analytical tools support modern law enforcement and corrections operations.