ACCOUNTABILITY

Accountability is a concept in ethics with several meanings. It is often used synonymously with such concepts as answerability, enforcement, responsibility, blameworthiness, liability and other terms associated with the expectation of account-giving. As an aspect of governance, it has been central to discussions related to problems in both the public and private (corporation) worlds.

Accountability is defined as "A is accountable to B when A is obliged to inform B about A’s (past or future) actions and decisions, to justify them, an

Time, speed and distance calculations: These calculations can help an investigator who needs to know how far an offender can travel in a given period of time or how much time an offender would require to travel a given distance. A geographic profiler can determine time, speed, and distance calculations for walking, jogging, riding a bicycle or driving a vehicle.

Producing maps: Geographic profilers can help investigators produce maps related to a crime or a series of crimes. Such maps are useful for court, briefings, presentations, and reconstructing historical cases.

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