Prospective crime mapping in operational context Final report

Tactical deliveryCommand Team daily briefing (9:15am)As described above, prospective maps were shown and discussed at the daily briefingmeetings if the Command Team felt they would be a valuable addition to the meeting. Ifburglary numbers had been sufficiently low for the past few days, then the maps were usuallynot shown. Table 5.1 shows the number of times that prospective maps were used in the dailybriefing meetings from initial implementation to the end of the evaluation period. Numbersdecreased dramatically towards the latter months because burglary numbers were falling soconsiderably, and Divisional priority had been shifted to dealing with auto-crime which roseover the same period.Table 5.1: Number of times prospective maps were used in ‘A’ Division’s daily briefingNumber of times prospectivemaps were used in dailybriefingsAUG 05 6SEP 05 8OCT 05 8NOV 05 4DEC 05 1JAN 06 2FEB 06 1Total 30According to the tactical logs completed by the Command Team, of the 30 times prospectivemaps were used in daily briefings, tactics were employed as a result of the maps 27 timesacross the Division. The most common tactics employed in response to the maps were footpatrols, drive-through patrols in hotspot areas and the targeting of known offenders believedto operate in or nearby the areas identified.Section front line responseOn 2 March 2006 a survey was conducted with 57 officers across all sections to assess theirlevel of knowledge and understanding of Promap as well as to identify any factors that mayhave either facilitated or impeded implementation. A copy of the questionnaire used isprovided as Appendix 2. Table 5.2 provides a breakdown of the sample of officers surveyedacross the Division.52