TY - JOUR AB - This paper provides an overview of the role computer software plays within police forces with particular attention paid to crime analysis and investigation computer systems. A distinction is made between major crime (e.g. murder, violent assault, rape, etc.) and volume crime (e.g. domestic burglary, shoplifting, etc.). Illustrative systems that are in practical use for tackling both major and volume crime are described. Particular attention is paid to the attempts that have been made to apply artificial intelligence techniques to tackling the volume crime of burglary. A topic of current research is the use of data mining techniques for automatically detecting patterns in reported crimes. The paper concludes by looking at the problems and benefits such systems may bring. VL - 24 IS - 1 SN - 1363-951X DO - 10.1108/13639510110382287 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/13639510110382287 AU - Adderley Richard William AU - Musgrove Peter PY - 2001 Y1 - 2001/01/01 TI - Police crime recording and investigation systems – A user’s view T2 - Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 100 EP - 114 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -