>>John Harvey, being an IT guy and a police officer (and others here I suppose) may find this interesting:
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>>Criminal investigations have always been about gathering and
>>processing information. But in recent years, the tools have adapted
>>significantly to the times. The dog-eared detective's notebook and
>>grimy loose-leaf folder full of mug shots have been replaced by
>>intelligent search algorithms, machine learning, and statistical
>>techniques designed to identify suspects and decipher their methods of
>>operation...
>>
>>http://www2.computer.org/portal/web/computingnow/0309/whatsnew/intelligentsystems
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>Ahhh they are catching up. I've had a VFP app such as this available locally for the RCMP/COP program for over five years. :))
>Humans are creatures of habit and habits become patterns which may be ferreted out by Neural Networks which goes on to
>show a predicted 'next move' by the perps. It's as simple [and complex] as that.

Interesting but I guess it is a logical step to take as more and more data gets stored in computers. Good that you're ahead of the curve!