@article{ref1,
title="Chasing Ghosts?: Police Perception of High Crime Areas",
journal="British journal of criminology",
year="2001",
author="Ratcliffe, J. H. and McCullagh, M. J.",
volume="41",
number="2",
pages="330-341",
abstract="In recent years there has been a move within police services towards a proactive and intelligence-led style of policing. This has coincided with a recognition of the value of local policing solutions and the importance of the intelligence function at the local area command level. This paper uses a combination of hotspot analysis within a geographical information system (GIS), a hotspot perception survey of police officers, and small focus groups to assess the intelligence dissemination process for high volume crime on three Nottinghamshire subdivisions. The results indicate a variable result depending on crime type explored and the study has implications for the dissemination of high volume crime intelligence within police services.<p />",
language="",
issn="0007-0955",
doi="10.1093/bjc/41.2.330",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/41.2.330"
}