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CRIME ANALYSIS WITH CRIME MAPPING (4THEDITION)
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CHAPTER 1: CRIME ANALYSIS AND THE PROFESSION TEST
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1) Crime analysts use qualitative data and
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methods
a. To develop forecasts for future crime
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events
b. To conduct statistics on frequency of crime
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c. To examine nonnumerical data for the purpose of
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discovering underlying meanings and patterns of
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relationships
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d. To understand the correlational relationships between
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types of crime Ans: C
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension ss ss


Answer Location: under the heading Crime Analysis Definition
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Difficulty Level: Easy ss ss




2) A geographic information system (GIS) is all of the following EXCEPT:
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a. A powerful software tool that allows the user to create any kind
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of geographic representation
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b. A set of computer-based tools that allows the user to
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modify, visualize, query, and analyze geographic and
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tabular data
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c. Similar to a spreadsheet or word processing program in that the
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software provides a framework and templates for data
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collection, collation, and analysis
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d. A unstructured collection of records or data that is stored in a
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computer so that a crime analyst can consult it to answer queries
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Ans: D ss


Cognitive Domain: Comprehension ss ss


Answer Location: under the heading Definitions of GIS and Crime Mapping
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Difficulty Level: Medium ss ss




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a. The process of using a geographic information system to
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conduct spatial analysis of crime problems and other police-
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b. The discipline concerned with the development, use, application
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and influence of information technologies
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c. The study and practice of making maps
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d. A system for capturing, storing, analyzing and managing data and
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associated attributes which are spatially referenced to the earth
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Ans: A ss


Cognitive Domain: Knowledge ss ss


Answer Location: under the heading Definitions of GIS and Crime Mapping
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Difficulty Level: Easy ss ss




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4) The history of crime analysis as a discipline begins with
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a. The New York City Police Department in the early 1900s
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b. Farmers and ranchers looking out for their livestock
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d. The first modern police force in London in the early 19th century
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: under the heading Beginnings of Crime Analysis
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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5) Which brought about increased awareness of the use of analysis and
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evaluation in policing throughout the 1970s?
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a. Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
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b. 1968 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
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c. 1975 Crime Analysis and Evaluation Act
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above Ans: B
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: under the heading United States:1970 to 2000
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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6) Which of the following did NOT influence crime analysis in the mid- to
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late 1970s,
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criminality of individuals
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b. The geographic analysis of crime
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c. Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) ss ss ss ss ss ss ss


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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: under the heading United States:1970 to 2000
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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a. The International Alliance of Criminal Analysis
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b. The Interstate Association of Crime Analysis
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c. The International Association of Crime Analysts
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d. The Intelligence and Crime Analysis
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Association Ans: C
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: under the heading Definition of Crime
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a. With researchers in the 1970s who emphasized crime and place
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b. With European researchers who examined the levels of crime
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within different regions and the relationship of these levels to
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sociological factors
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c. In the London Metropolitan Police Department
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