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Attachment
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 Geospatial
 Capabilities
 Survey

2014
 National
 Institute
 of
 Justice
 (NIJ)
 Geospatial
 Capabilities
 Survey
OMB
 Number
 here
We
 recently
 sent
 you
 an
 invitation
 requesting
 your
 voluntary
 participation
 in
 the
 2014
 NIJ
 Geospatial
 Capabilities
 Survey.

 The

purpose
 of
 the
 survey
 is
 to
 determine
 the
 geospatial
 tools,
 techniques,
 and
 practices
 used
 by
 law
 enforcement
 agencies
 and

the
 potential
 for
 expanded
 use
 of
 such
 capabilities.
 The
 results
 of
 the
 survey
 will
 help
 NIJ
 determine
 how
 best
 it
 can
 meet
 the

needs
 and
 enhance
 the
 effectiveness
 of
 geospatial
 capabilities
 in
 large
 law
 enforcement
 agencies
 through
 future
 technology

development
 grants.

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 survey
 is
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 behalf
 of
 NIJ
 by
 The
 RAND
 Corporation.
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 Justice
 Data
 website
 through
 the
 Interuniversity
 Consortium
 for

Political
 and
 Social
 Research
 program
 at
 the
 University
 of
 Michigan
 (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/NACJD/).

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 Geospatial
 Capabilities
 Survey

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 completed
 NIJ
 Geospatial
 Capabilities
 Survey
 Questionnaire.

 Thank
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 enforcement
 agencies
 that
 had
 one
 hundred
 or
 more
 sworn
 officers
 as
 determined
 by
 the

Bureau
 of
 Justice
 Statistics
 2008
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 Enforcement
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 PR-­‐707-­‐NIJ
Originating
 Agency
 Identifier
 (ORI
 #)
Official
 Law
 Enforcement
 Agency
 (LEA)
 Name

 (no
 abbreviations
 please)

Contact
 for
 clarifications
 to
 the
 LEA's
 responses
 to
 this
 survey

Name

E-­‐mail
 address

Phone

Please
 check
 this
 box
 if
 NIJ
 can
 contact
 the
 LEA
 about
 data
 and
 questions
 beyond
 this
 survey.
1. What
 software
 does
 the
 LEA
 use
 to
 maintain/store
 crime
 data?
Product
RMS

Manufacturer

CAD
Relational
 database
Other
 software
Please
 mail
 by
 TBD
 date
 in
 enclosed
 business
 reply
 envelope
 to
 Geospatial
 Survey,
 The
 RAND
 Corporation,
 1776
 Main
 Street,
 P.O.
 Box
 2138,
 Santa
 Monica,
 CA
 90407-­‐2138

For
 questions,
 please
 send
 an
 e-­‐mail
 to
 [email protected]
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 the
 Geospatial
 Survey
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2. How
 many
 in
 the
 LEA's
 crime
 analysis
 unit
 are
 in
 the
 following
 categories?

Please
 leave
 blank
 if
 LEA
 does
 not
 perform
 in-­‐house
 crime
 analysis.

 Crime
 analysts
 perform
 any
 type
 of
 crime
 analysis

(e.g.,
 tactical,
 operational,
 strategic).

 Spatial
 analysts
 specifically
 look
 at
 crime
 mapping,
 distributions,
 or
 patterns.
All
 Crime
 Analysts

 (include
 spatial
 analysts)
#
 Full
 Time

#
 Part
 Time

Spatial
 Analysts
 Only
#
 Full
 Time

#
 Part
 Time

LEA
 employees Sworn
 non-­‐supervisor
Sworn
 supervisor
Civilian
 supervisor
Civilian
 non-­‐supervisor
Contractors

Supervisor
Non-­‐supervisor

For
 questions
 3
 through
 7,
 please
 answer
 the
 questions
 with
 the
 formal
 LEA
 position
 or
 if
 the
 LEA
 does
 not
 have
 an

official
 position,
 please
 state
 the
 opinion
 of
 the
 LEA
 manager
 with
 authority
 on
 the
 topic.
3. Which,
 if
 any,
 of
 the
 following
 factors
 are
 keeping
 the
 LEA
 from
 full
 utilization
 or
 initiation
 of
 computerized
 crime

mapping?

 Please
 check
 all
 that
 apply
 or
 leave
 blank
 if
 none
 apply.
Limited
 computer
 resources
Limited
 financial
 resources
Limited
 time
Limited
 training
 opportunities
Limited
 working
 knowledge
 of
 how
 mapping
 is
 used
 in
 the
 field
Limited
 qualified
 personnel
Limited
 interest
 from
 administration
Limited
 interest
 from
 support
 staff
Difficulties
 with
 computer
 software
Other
 factors
 (Specify)

a.
b.

4. How
 useful
 would
 it
 be
 to
 the
 LEA
 if
 there
 were
 a
 software
 package
 that
 streamlines
 computer
 mapping
 to
 enable

officers
 with
 minimal
 training
 to
 conduct
 common
 queries?
Very
 useful

Useful

Somewhat
 useful

Not
 useful

5. If
 training
 in
 computer
 mapping
 techniques
 and
 analyses
 were
 made
 available,
 how
 likely
 would
 it
 be
 that
 the
 LEA

would
 make
 it
 possible
 for
 its
 employees
 to
 attend
 if
 travel
 and
 lodging
 were
 covered
 by
 the
 Department
 of
 Justice?
Very
 likely

Likely

Somewhat
 likely

Not
 likely

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 mail
 by
 TBD
 date
 in
 enclosed
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 reply
 envelope
 to
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 Survey,
 The
 RAND
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 1776
 Main
 Street,
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 2138,
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 Monica,
 CA
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6. How
 likely
 would
 it
 be
 that
 the
 LEA
 would
 make
 it
 possible
 for
 its
 employees
 to
 attend
 training
 if
 travel
 and
 lodging

were
 not
 covered
 by
 the
 Department
 of
 Justice?
Attend
 at
 a
 local
 site

Very
 likely

Likely

Somewhat
 likely

Not
 likely

Attend
 at
 a
 non-­‐local
 site

Very
 likely

Likely

Somewhat
 likely

Not
 likely

7. How
 interested
 would
 members
 of
 the
 LEA
 be
 in
 attending
 a
 conference
 on
 computer
 mapping
 techniques
 and

analyses
 with
 other
 police
 officers
 and
 crime
 analysts
 in
 attendance?
Very
 interested

Interested

Somewhat
 interested

Not
 interested

8. Does
 the
 LEA
 currently
 perform
 computerized
 crime
 mapping
 in-­‐house?
If
 yes,
 please
 continue
 survey
 with
 Question
 9.
If
 No,
 please
 check
 all
 that
 apply
 below,
 then
 skip
 to
 Question
 39.
LEA
 performs
 non-­‐computerized
 spatial
 analysis
 by
 hand
 in-­‐house.

 Describe
 types
 done
 by
 hand
 below.

LEA
 has
 plans
 to
 initiate
 computerized
 crime
 mapping.

 Describe
 plans,
 hardware
 &
 software
 applications.

LEA
 contracts
 with
 an
 external
 party
 for
 spatial
 analysis
 (e.g.,
 partnership
 with
 other
 LEA,
 online
 provider).
Name
 of
 external
 party
LEA
 does
 not
 do
 spatial
 analysis
 and
 has
 no
 plans
 to
 initiate
 computerized
 crime
 mapping.
If
 No
 to
 Question
 8
 (any
 of
 the
 four
 boxes
 above
 is
 checked),
 please
 skip
 to
 Question
 39.

9. What
 is
 the
 average
 years
 of
 employment
 of
 the
 LEA's
 employees
 who
 perform
 spatial
 analysis
 as
 one
 of
 their
 duties?
years
 employed
 in
 the
 LEA's
 crime
 analysis
 unit

Please
 check
 this
 box
 if
 response
 is
 an
 estimate

10. How
 many
 spatial
 analysts
 have
 the
 following?

 Please
 only
 record
 highest
 level
 of
 education
 for
 each
 person.
#
 Full
 Time

#
 Part
 Time

High
 school
 diploma
 or
 GED
Associate’s
 degree
Bachelor’s
 degree
Advanced
 degree
 (e.g.,
 Masters,
 PhD)

Please
 mail
 by
 TBD
 date
 in
 enclosed
 business
 reply
 envelope
 to
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 Survey,
 The
 RAND
 Corporation,
 1776
 Main
 Street,
 P.O.
 Box
 2138,
 Santa
 Monica,
 CA
 90407-­‐2138

For
 questions,
 please
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 e-­‐mail
 to
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11. How
 does
 the
 LEA
 use
 spatial
 analysis?

 Please
 check
 all
 that
 apply.
Analysis
 of
 crime
 patterns
Allocation
 of
 resources
 /
 Focused
 deployment
Tactical
 analysis
Strategic
 planning
Statistical
 analysis
 for
 annual
 reports
Statistical
 analysis
 to
 support
 required
 reporting
 to
 county
 and
 state
 entities
Other
 uses
 (List)

a.
b.

12. How
 many
 employees
 in
 the
 following
 units
 regularly
 use
 any
 of
 the
 LEA's
 crime
 mapping
 software?
#
 Full
 Time

#
 Part
 Time

Unit
Crime
 analysis
 /
 planning
Patrol
Investigations
Dispatch
Command
 staff
Traffic
Drug
Other
 unit
 (Specify)

13. What
 year
 (or
 best
 estimate
 of
 year)
 did
 the
 LEA
 produce
 its
 first
 computerized
 crime
 map?
Year
 (yyyy)

Please
 check
 this
 box
 if
 response
 is
 an
 estimate

14. Please
 indicate
 all
 methods
 the
 LEA
 uses
 to
 conduct
 hotspot
 analyses.
Visual
 identification
 of
 hot
 spots
Computer
 program
 that
 identifies
 hotspots
 (e.g.,
 ArcGIS,
 CrimeStat,
 STAC)
Other
 methods
 (List)

Please
 mail
 by
 TBD
 date
 in
 enclosed
 business
 reply
 envelope
 to
 Geospatial
 Survey,
 The
 RAND
 Corporation,
 1776
 Main
 Street,
 P.O.
 Box
 2138,
 Santa
 Monica,
 CA
 90407-­‐2138

For
 questions,
 please
 send
 an
 e-­‐mail
 to
 [email protected]
 or
 call
 the
 Geospatial
 Survey
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15. How
 many
 spatial
 analysts
 received
 the
 following
 types
 of
 crime
 mapping
 training?

 Please
 count
 all
 methods
 that
 apply.
#
 Full
 Time

#
 Part
 Time

Crime
 Mapping
 Training
Self
 taught
Informal
 instruction
 by
 colleague
Formal
 internal
 class
 conducted
 by
 LEA/city/county
Professional
 society
Formal
 College
 or
 Vendor
 Courses
 (List
 name
 of
 college/vendor
 and
 name
 of
 course)
College/Vendor
 Name

Course
 Name

16. What
 types
 of
 maps
 does
 the
 LEA
 produce
 and
 use?

 Please
 check
 all
 that
 apply.
Pin
 maps
Hot
 spots
 /
 Kernel
 density
Choropleth
 (maps
 with
 regions
 colored
 by
 numbers
 of
 crimes
 or
 incidents)
Journey
 to
 crime
Other
 types
 (List)
17. How
 does
 the
 LEA
 use
 the
 results
 produced
 by
 the
 crime
 mapping
 software?

 Please
 check
 all
 that
 apply.
Inform
 patrol
 officers
 and
 investigators
Apply
 or
 evaluate
 specific
 interventions
Identify
 locations
 with
 repeat
 calls
 for
 service
Assist
 in
 resource
 allocation
 decisions
Assist
 dispatchers
Inform
 the
 community
Redistricting
 (e.g.,
 beats,
 reporting
 areas)
Problem
 analysis
Support
 grant
 funding
Other
 use
 (Specify)

Please
 mail
 by
 TBD
 date
 in
 enclosed
 business
 reply
 envelope
 to
 Geospatial
 Survey,
 The
 RAND
 Corporation,
 1776
 Main
 Street,
 P.O.
 Box
 2138,
 Santa
 Monica,
 CA
 90407-­‐2138

For
 questions,
 please
 send
 an
 e-­‐mail
 to
 [email protected]
 or
 call
 the
 Geospatial
 Survey
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18. Please
 indicate
 the
 versions
 of
 crime
 mapping
 &
 analysis
 software
 the
 LEA
 uses.
 Write
 "Unknown"
 if
 version
 is
 unknown.
Version

Software
 Name
ArcGIS
 (ArcGIS
 Basic)
ArcInfo
 (ArcGIS
 Advanced)
Atlas
 GIS
CrimeStat
Expert
 GPS
Integraph
 Geomedia
Mapinfo
Near-­‐Repeat
 Calculator
OpenGeoDa
PySAL
Quantum
 GIS
 (QGIS)
SPIDER
Streets
 on
 Disk
Think
 GIS
Other
 software

 a.
Other
 software

 b.
Other
 software

 c.
Other
 software

 d.
Other
 software

 e.

Online
 Service
 Provider
 Products
 (e.g,
 CrimeReports,
 Google
 Earth,
 RAIDS
 online)
Name
a.
b.
c.
Customized
 Software
 Developed
 Specifically
 for
 the
 LEA
Who
 developed
 the
 customized
 mapping
 software?
The
 LEA
Private
 Vendor
 (Name)
Other
 developer
 (Name)

Please
 mail
 by
 TBD
 date
 in
 enclosed
 business
 reply
 envelope
 to
 Geospatial
 Survey,
 The
 RAND
 Corporation,
 1776
 Main
 Street,
 P.O.
 Box
 2138,
 Santa
 Monica,
 CA
 90407-­‐2138

For
 questions,
 please
 send
 an
 e-­‐mail
 to
 [email protected]
 or
 call
 the
 Geospatial
 Survey
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19. If
 applicable,
 please
 indicate
 properties
 of
 the
 devices
 that
 have
 the
 LEA's
 crime
 mapping
 software
 installed.
Hardware

Operating
 System

#
 Devices

Networked
 laptops/desktops a.
b.
c.
Stand-­‐alone
 laptops/desktops a.
b.
c.
Mainframes

a.
b.
c.

Servers

a.
b.
c.

Other
 Hardware
 (e.g.,
 mobile
 device,
 hand-­‐held
 device)

Operating
 System

#
 Devices

(Type)
(Type)
(Type)
20. Please
 indicate
 how
 the
 LEA's
 crime
 mapping
 data
 is
 stored.
Stand-­‐alone
 computers
(e.g.,
 laptops,
 desktops) a.

Operating
 System

#
 Devices

Operating
 System

#
 Devices

b.
c.
Local
 Area
 Networks
(e.g.,
 servers)

a.
b.
c.

Storage
 Area
 Networks
(e.g.,
 IBM
 TotalStorage
 DS4500)

Name
a.
b.
c.

Internet
 Area
 Networks
(e.g.,
 Google
 Cloud)
a.

Name

b.
c.
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21. In
 what
 form
 does
 the
 LEA
 archive
 and
 maintain
 geocoded
 data
 for
 crime
 mapping
 analysis?
Please
 describe
 (e.g.,
 annually
 in
 dbase
 file,
 Excel
 files)
22. What
 types
 of
 data
 does
 the
 LEA
 geocode
 and
 map?

 Please
 check
 all
 that
 apply.
Part
 I
 (Index
 Crimes)
 calls
 for
 service
Part
 II
 Crimes
 calls
 for
 service

 All
 other
 calls
 for
 service
Arrest
 data
License
 Plate
 Reader
 (LPR)
 data
Automatic
 Vehicle
 Locator
 (AVL)
 data
Other
 types
 of
 data
 (List)
23. From
 what
 source(s)
 did
 the
 LEA
 acquire
 its
 street
 map?
 (e.g.,
 from
 county,
 StreetMap
 USA)
Please
 specify
24. What
 does
 the
 LEA
 geocode
 against?

 Please
 check
 or
 list
 all
 that
 apply.
Street
 centerlines
Parcel
 data
Other
 (Please
 specify)
25. How
 does
 the
 LEA
 ensure
 a
 high
 geocode
 rate?
Address
 verification
 function
 in
 dispatch
 system
 or
 911
 call
 for
 service
 location
 identification
Address
 verification
 function
 in
 records
 management
 system
Extensive
 edits
 to
 street
 map
 data
 have
 been
 made
Officer
 or
 patrol
 car
 location
 (e.g.,
 via
 handheld
 GPS
 unit)
Other
 (Please
 specify)

Please
 mail
 by
 TBD
 date
 in
 enclosed
 business
 reply
 envelope
 to
 Geospatial
 Survey,
 The
 RAND
 Corporation,
 1776
 Main
 Street,
 P.O.
 Box
 2138,
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 Monica,
 CA
 90407-­‐2138

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 questions,
 please
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26. Which
 levels
 in
 the
 LEA
 or
 jurisdiction
 make
 requests
 for
 computerized
 crime
 maps?

 Please
 check
 all
 that
 apply.
Internal
Command
 staff
Patrol
 officers
Investigative
 units
Special
 task
 force
Other
 internal
 (Specify)
External
Mayor
City
 council
Other
 city
 officials
County
State
 agency
Governor
Fusion
 center
Community
 groups
Citizenry
Commissioner
Media
 (Specify)
Other
 external
 (Specify)
27. How
 often
 does
 the
 LEA
 create
 geographic
 analyses
 reports
 that
 are
 transferred
 to
 command
 or
 patrol
 officers?
Daily

Weekly

Biweekly

Monthly

As
 needed
 (Please
 explain)
28. For
 what
 years
 does
 the
 LEA
 have
 geocoded
 data?
RMS
 data
CAD
 data
Other
 data

Name

Years

Please
 mail
 by
 TBD
 date
 in
 enclosed
 business
 reply
 envelope
 to
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 Survey,
 The
 RAND
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 1776
 Main
 Street,
 P.O.
 Box
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 Santa
 Monica,
 CA
 90407-­‐2138

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 questions,
 please
 send
 an
 e-­‐mail
 to
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29. For
 how
 many
 years
 does
 the
 LEA
 keep
 its
 geocoded
 data?
RMS
 data

years

LEA
 has
 no
 plans
 to
 delete
 geocoded
 RMS
 data

CAD
 data

years

LEA
 has
 no
 plans
 to
 delete
 geocoded
 CAD
 data

Other
 data

 Name

Years

LEA
 has
 no
 plans
 to
 delete
 geocoded
 data

30. At
 what
 level
 and
 for
 what
 fee
 is
 the
 LEA's
 geocoded
 data
 available
 to
 external
 parties?

 (Leave
 blank
 if
 not
 applicable)
External
 Party

Fee

General
 public

$

Academic
 community

$

State
 agency

$

Federal
 agency

$

Other
 party

$

Level
 Available
 (e.g.,
 by
 address,
 by
 beat)

Comments
 or
 explanations
31. Please
 indicate
 all
 external
 data
 sources
 the
 LEA
 uses
 in
 conjunction
 with
 its
 geocoded
 crime
 data.
City
 planning
 data
Census
 data
Housing
 authority
 data
Education
 data
Foreclosure
 data
Business
 planning
 data
Other
 sources
 (List)
32. Are
 the
 LEA's
 mapping
 analyses
 (including
 internal
 &
 external
 data)
 limited
 to
 the
 LEA's
 jurisdiction?
Yes,
 limited
 to
 the
 LEA's
 jurisdiction
 alone

No

33. Please
 list
 up
 to
 three
 LEAs
 or
 divisions
 (internal
 or
 external)
 the
 LEA's
 crime
 analysis
 unit
 works
 with
 most
 often
 in

coordinated
 computerized
 crime
 mapping
 analysis.
Name
 of
 Other
 LEA/division
(e.g.,
 LEA's
 Patrol
 Unit,
 State
 agency,
 HIDTA
 Program)

Collaboration
 Mechanism
(e.g.,
 specialized
 task
 force,
 agreement
 to
 share
 data)

Please
 mail
 by
 TBD
 date
 in
 enclosed
 business
 reply
 envelope
 to
 Geospatial
 Survey,
 The
 RAND
 Corporation,
 1776
 Main
 Street,
 P.O.
 Box
 2138,
 Santa
 Monica,
 CA
 90407-­‐2138

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 questions,
 please
 send
 an
 e-­‐mail
 to
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 or
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34. Does
 the
 LEA
 currently
 subscribe
 to
 any
 listserv
 related
 to
 crime
 mapping
 (e.g.,
 the
 Geography
 and
 Public
 Safety
 Google

Group
 Listserv;
 International
 Association
 of
 Crime
 Analyst's
 member
 list)?
If
 Yes,
 please
 list
 listserv(s)
 the
 LEA
 subscribes
 to:
If
 No,
 how
 likely
 is
 it
 that
 the
 LEA
 would
 subscribe
 to
 a
 listserv
 about
 computerized
 crime
 mapping?
Very
 likely

Likely

Somewhat
 likely

Not
 likely

35. What
 external
 funding
 sources
 have
 supported
 crime
 mapping
 in
 the
 LEA?
 (e.g.,
 the
 purchase
 of
 hardware
 or
 software,

training,
 technical
 assistance)

 Please
 leave
 blank
 if
 LEA
 has
 never
 received
 external
 funding
 support
 for
 crime
 mapping.
COPS
 MORE
BJA
 Law
 Enforcement
 Block
 Grant
Byrne
 Block
 Grant
Partnership
 with
 State
 or
 Local
 Agency
 (Please
 specify)
Partnership
 with
 University
 (Please
 specify)
Private
 foundation
 (Please
 specify)
Please
 specify
 other
 or
 explain
36. How
 much
 support
 is
 there
 for
 use
 of
 computerized
 crime
 mapping?
Internal
 (e.g.,
 LEA
 management)

Ample
 support

Some
 support

Little
 support

No
 support

External
 (e.g.,
 Police
 Board)

Ample
 support

Some
 support

Little
 support

No
 support

37. What
 is
 the
 LEA's
 current
 annual
 budget
 for
 crime
 mapping
 technology?
 (e.g.,
 hardware,
 software,
 upgrades,
 training)
$

(Please
 provide
 best
 estimate
 if
 budget
 figures
 are
 not
 available)

38. The
 National
 Institute
 of
 Justice
 would
 find
 it
 helpful
 to
 see
 examples
 of
 maps
 the
 LEA
 is
 producing.

 If
 possible,
 please

attach
 and
 label
 an
 example
 of
 (1)
 a
 typical
 map
 and
 (2)
 the
 most
 useful
 map
 produced
 by
 the
 LEA.

Please
 check
 box
 if
 LEA
 will
 attach
 one
 or
 more
 maps.
39. Please
 write
 any
 additional
 comments
 or
 elaborations
 on
 responses
 to
 this
 survey
 below.

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 you
 for
 completing
 this
 survey.

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 feedback
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 important
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 us.

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