My work was accepted at the 2015 International Association of Crime Analysts Conference, so I will be going to Denver this fall to present. These are "NIJ Research Track" presentations, but basically took the place of the old MAPS conference presentations. So on Thursday at 2:30 (Panel 9) I will be presenting. The title of the presentation is An Exploratory Network Analysis of Hot People and Places, and below is the abstract for the talk:

Intelligence led policing practices focus on chronic offenders and hot spots of crime. I examine the connections between these hot people and hot places by considering micro places (street segments and intersections) and people as nodes in an interconnected network. I focus on whether hot people tend to have a finite set of locations they congregate, and whether hot places have unique profiles of chronic offenders. The end goal is to identify if observed patterns can help police combine targeted enforcement of hot people and hot places in one overarching strategy.

This is still a work in progress, but here is a quick preview. This graph is a random sample of offender footprints in each panel.

Also during this slot there are two other presentations, below is their info:

Title: Offender Based Investigations: A Paradigm Shift in Policing, Author: Chief James W. Buie, Gaston County Police

Abstract: Routine activity theory and research conducted by Wiles, P & Costello, A. (2000) ‘The Road to Nowhere’ prove criminals 1) commit crimes where comfortable and 2) are very likely to re-offend. Therefore it makes sense to elevate the importance of offender locations in relation to crimes. Our focus on the offender is called Offender Based Investigations (OBI). We’re using GIS to plot not only crimes but criminals as well. Our experience over the past seven years of utilizing OBI has proven that mapping offenders plays a critical role in solving crimes.

Title: A Spatial Network Analysis of Gangs Author: Davin Hall, Crime Analysis Specialist for the Greensboro PD

Abstract: Gangs are characterized by the associations between members and the territory that members operate in. Many representations of gang territory and gang networks are separate from one another; a map shows the territory while a network map shows linkages between individuals. This presentation demonstrates the combination of territory and network within a single map, for both gangs and gang members. This analysis shows law enforcement a clearer picture of the complex relationships that occur between and within gangs.

You can see the full agenda here. I really enjoyed the presentations last year at Seattle, and this year looks great as well. If you want any more info. on my particular work feel free to send me an email, or if you want to get together at Denver this fall.