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Highlights

Crime Mapping Research Conference

Highlights how geographic principles, applications and technology advance methods for solving crime.

Join us August 19–22 in New Orleans, La.

Listen: Remaking Prison Life

Listen to a four part interview with Dora Schriro, former Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections, as she discusses the Getting Ready Program and the concept of "Parallel Universe."

New Issue of the NIJ Journal

Geography and Public Safety Bulletin

The latest issue of Geography and Public Safety — Volume 2, Issue 1, May 2009 — focuses on sex offender residency restrictions including:

  • A discussion of whether residency restrictions are a good idea.
  • A study of residency restrictions in Minnesota
  • A report on the use of GPS monitoring for sex offenders in Florida
  • A description of a spatial analysis technique for tracking sex offenders piloted by California Department of Corrections data.

Read the bulletin.

Smart Radio for Police

Police departments will soon be able to take advantage of better radios that will help officers in various ways. Learn more about "smart radio" for police.

See this and other publications on communications technology.

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