An Integrated Operational System
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The first version (IOPS 1.0)was developed for Scotland Yard to integrate large police data sets at speed and use this to perform analysis using Dragnet to explore spatial behaviour and develop geographical profiles that are then integrated with Multidimensional Scaling-based visual models of M.O.'s. These and other analyses are combined in different ways to address directly the operational questions analysts and detectives face in investigations.
The system has the potential to assist many investigations of serial, violent and volume crime by:
a) Helping to determine what aspects of the crime should be highlighted to guide the investigation.
b) Providing the basis for generating inferences about the distinguishing characteristics of the offender.
c) Assisting in the determination of which interpersonal crimes are likely to be linked.
d) Offering possibilities of which property crimes may be linked to the violent crimes.
e) Indicating geographical locations in which further intelligence may be forthcoming.
f) Proposing geographical locations of particular significance to an offender.
g) Generating priority rankings for suspects and other nominals.
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