Money paid by offenders to victims to compensate victims for their losses or injuries resulting from a crime. Restitution can also take the form of free labor.

High-definition mapping that portrays locations within buildings.

The principle that a few people or places are involved in a large proportion of events.

See Nuisance Abatement

Hot spots that suddenly appear, i.e., have not been present for a long time, not chronic (See Chronic hotspots and Chronic problems).

A very high concentration of crime in a small part of 24-hour cycles.

Transient sets of recurring events that might go away without engaging in problem-solving activities, but could also evolve into chronic problems.

A juvenile whose case has been processed by a court of law; implies a finding of guilt. Similar to the term "convicted offender," which is more often used to refer to adults.

The second stage in the SARA process, involving systematic examination of the problem to identify possible causes that might be susceptible to responses.

Testing for illicit substances in the urine, or less frequently, the blood, wherein there is no record of the donor's name.