| Article ID: | iaor20043666 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 19 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Start Page Number: | 551 |
| End Page Number: | 555 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2003 |
| Journal: | International Journal of Forecasting |
| Authors: | Gorr Wilpen, Harries Richard |
| Keywords: | time series & forecasting methods |
Crime forecasting for police is relatively new. It has been made relevant by recent criminological theories, made possible by recent information technologies including geographic information systems (GIS), and made desirable because of innovative crime management practices.