One of the most
state of art philosophies that the Crime Commission is most excited about is Business
Intelligence Policing and Predictive Policing based upon compilation of key
criteria and statistics of previously committed crimes. The concept has been existent since the
1980’s and has become more prominent since the 9-11 attacks. Since that time, the philosophy has been
referred to as Crime Science.
Crime is now the
business of public as well as private agencies, formal as well as informal
entities, all seeking to address multiple levels of security concerns.
Crime Science is
a radical departure from old ways of thinking about the problem of crime in
society. Traditional criminology has concentrated on what happens after crimes
are committed; that is, how we respond to a criminal act and how we define
"crime". Crime Science is a new approach intended to get upstream of
crime and to proactively prevent it rather than merely respond to it. Crime
Science examines those crimes which occur most frequently and then develops
policy options which close them off. This approach can work to reduce both the
inclination, and the opportunity to commit crime.
Crime Science
takes the issue of crime one step further than traditional criminology. It
seeks contributions from inter-related disciplines, including; psychology,
geography, public health, law and urban planning. The inter-disciplinary nature
of Crime Science allows the development of a coherent strategy to influence
both product and building design, and to examine the social and psychological
factors, which contribute to criminal activity. The result is an integrated
approach to the problem of crime.
Crime science is
the study of crime in order to find ways to prevent it. Three features
distinguish crime science from criminology: it is single-minded about cutting
crime, rather than studying it for its own sake; accordingly it focuses on
crime rather than criminals; and it is multidisciplinary, notably recruiting
scientific methodology rather than relying on social theory.
A proper
Business Intelligence Policing Program can better predict crime before it
happens where law enforcement can be better prepared to thwart it. The main premise is to focus on a future-oriented
and targeted approach to crime control, focusing upon the identification,
analysis and ‘management’ of persisting and developing ‘problems’ or ‘risks.’’
What is
Intelligence Led Policing:
http://jratcliffe.net/research/ilp.htm
Intelligence –
Led Policing: The New Intelligence
Architecture:
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/bja/210681.pdf
Self Service
Business Intelligence for Law Enforcement:
https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/getdoc/b5dd1fdc-5cf0-47d0-b2bd-9d902560ba11/Self-Service-Business-Intelligence-Andersen.aspx
Intelligence –
Led Policing: The Integration of
Community Policing and Law Enforcement Intelligence:
http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/pdf/e09042536_Chapter_04.pdf
Reducing Crime
through Intelligence Led Policing:
https://www.bja.gov/Publications/ReducingCrimeThroughILP.pdf
UCL Department
of Security and Crime Science:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/scs/
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/jdi/about-us
Center for
Security and Crime Science:
http://www.temple.edu/cj/cscs/
