Crime Mapping and Geographic Profiling Wtiting Assignment

Crime Mapping and Geographic Profiling
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Crime Mapping and Geographic Profiling
Crime mapping is a technique that is used to determine the areas where criminal acts are likely to happen, and take measures of deterring the same (Harries, 1999). In reference to the video, the interrogation of the woman was justified based on the crime mapping information presented. The police spokesperson insists that it was not unlawful to interrogate the woman because if she was a prostitute, crime would have been prevented. Crime mapping identifies geographical areas and people who are likely to be connected to crime (Taylor, Fritsch & Liederbach, 2015). Thus, from the video, it evident that before the woman was taken for interrogation, there was a research that identified the location and the people who are involved in prostitution. Since she matched the identity of one of the women in the database and she happened to be in the exact location, the police had to take action and question her about the same.
The interrogation was justified because the policeman who was questioning her was simply doing his job based on the information that he had gotten from the crime mapping report. The video shows that the police officer acted on in...