The use of Geographic Information Systems by crime analysts in England and Wales
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The views expressed in this report are those of the authors, not necessarily those of the Home Office (nor do they reflect Government policy). Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank colleagues in Research Development and Statistics and Partnership Performance and Support Unit for their helpful comments on drafts of this report. Thanks also go to Kate Pearce from the National Centre for Policing Excellence and to the Home Office Regional Research Teams for their help in piloting and distributing the survey. We are also grateful to Kate Bowers of the Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science (JDI) for her comments on the draft questionnaire survey and to Spencer Chainey of the JDI for acting as an independent academic reviewer of this report. Finally, we would like to thank all those who took the time to complete and return our questionnaire survey.
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