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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2009

Bratton's Exit Poses a Major Challenge for LAPD

Chief William Bratton's announcement that he will leave the Los Angeles Police Department in the fall has surprised police and city leaders, who must replace a leader who bolstered a law enforcement agency reeling from the Rampart corruption scandal.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 19, 2009

Interactive Crime Map Arrives From Santa Monica P.D.

The Santa Monica Police Department has launched an online, interactive crime map that provides city residents with information on criminal activity that's retained for 90 days, LAist reports.

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Articlesby Joe DiamondApril 1, 2004

Connecting the Dots

Computers have revolutionized the art of crime mapping. Once just an exercise of sticking pins into a map glued to a bulletin board, crime mapping is now built on a foundation of “geographic information systems,” or GIS, a fancy term for creating, updating, and analyzing computerized maps.

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