For your third assignment I would like you to review a recent paper that covers crime analysis from a geographic perspective. Since there are no journals that are dedicated to the topic, you will have to search the net to find appropriate articles. Places to search include the journal Crime Mapping and the mapping and analysis for public safety web site (NIJ Department of Justice), or you can use a search engine such as Google Scholar and those keywords [crime analysis, GIS] to find relevant papers in other journals, or a resource such as the 'Web of Science', 'Geobase' or Georef'--all available through the UBC library (e-resources / indexes and databases). In order to ensure that everyone reviews a different paper, use the Geob 479 email listserve to email to everyone the title of the paper you have selected for your review. Don't forget--you must follow these citation guidelines when citing your paper, using the APA citation style presented here (see also here).

In your two page (double-spaced) typed review you should briefly indicate the general topic of the paper and, in particular, describe how GIS / spatial analysis was used by the author(s). In class you will present your reviews so that we can obtain an overview of the utility of GIS / spatial analysis in crime mapping, and the types of analyses performed using GIS. Don't forget to 'grade' the paper--on a scale of 1 to 10, how well do you think the authors did their analyses?

Your presentations will take place on Monday, March 21^st, at which time your written reports will also be due.