Not quite as intense 22 Aug 2013 | 05:03 pm

Last month, I wrote a post called Micro-places in which I tried my own version of some research that studied how crime concentrates in very small places: in this case, a study of individual blocks in ...

Cat tagged 20 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm

If your the type of person who is uncomfortable with the fact that your smartphone is tracking your location, along with your debit cards, credit cards, access control fob, Internet service provider, ...

How recent is recent? 19 Aug 2013 | 07:39 am

Over the past decade, maps have become a common addition to news media websites.  As a GIS geek, I always appreciate a well-executed map.  Maps help me visualize data that would be, well, flat in a me...

Return to the scene 16 Aug 2013 | 03:13 pm

My apologies for the lack of blog posts this week, but I've been on vacation.  Tonja and I celebrated our 40th anniversary with a return to the scene of our honeymoon in Vail.  I'll try to get motivat...

Have a little faith 8 Aug 2013 | 03:42 pm

Tuesday's robbery at the Great Western Bank in downtown Lincoln was the latest example of something I've blogged about on past occasions: bank robbery is really, really bad choice for your criminal ex...

Latest view 7 Aug 2013 | 03:27 pm

In my series of posts a few weeks ago on oblique aerial imagery I mentioned that Lincoln would soon be receiving new images to replace the series shot in 2010. That happened yesterday, as the new set ...

Nice job Mom and Dad 31 Jul 2013 | 03:17 pm

The grass is always greener... 29 Jul 2013 | 03:13 pm

...on the other side of the fence. Well, not really.  I had a visit recently from Chip Cooper, who writes an occasional column for the Columbia (Missouri) Tribune. His observations about the trials an...

Micro-places 24 Jul 2013 | 03:28 pm

Longtime readers of the Director's Desk have been bored stiff from time to time with my ruminations about such topics as evidenced-based policing, situational crime prevention, and the like. Of partic...

Rock lifted 19 Jul 2013 | 03:54 pm

I subscribe to Crime Alerts, part of the Omega Group's public crime mapping application, crimemapping.com.   Everyone who lives, works, or has an immediate family member in a City that contributes its...