Exam 1: crime mapping Questions and Answers with 100% Correct Answers
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Crime analysis - (ANSWER)systematic study of crime and disorder problems as well as other police-
related issues
Support Police Operations - (ANSWER)Primary goal of Crime Analysis?
Crime mapping - (ANSWER)is a process of using GIS to conduct spatial analysis of crime problems and
other police related issues.
1970s - (ANSWER)In what year did academics began to emphasize the importance of the characteristics
of the criminal event and problem oriented policing was born. Both called for formal analysis to provide
a comprehensive understanding of crime problems?
Environmental Criminology - (ANSWER)Focuses on the various aspects of "settings" in which crime
occurs
80/20 - (ANSWER)80% of outcomes are the result of only 20% of the related causes.
1. True repeat victims
2. near victims
3. virtual repeat
4. chronic victims - (ANSWER)4 Types of Repeat Victims
True repeat victims - (ANSWER)Individuals and/or places that are victimized again. Example: the same
residents, same house that was burglarized twice.
Near Victims - (ANSWER)These are victims or targets that are physically close to the original victim and
share characteristics with the original victim. Example: Burglary of several condos in the same
community.
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Virtual Repeats - (ANSWER)These are victims or targets that are virtually identical to the original victim
and share characteristics. For example, an electronics retail stores of the same name that are victimized
across cities or states are virtual repeats because they have similar store layouts, policies, and types of
property.
Chronic victims - (ANSWER)Also called multiple victimization, these are individuals who are repeatedly
victimized over time by various offenders for various types of crimes (e.g., assault, robbery, theft).
1. Spatial displacement
2. Temporal displacement
3. target displacement
4. tactical displacement - (ANSWER)4 types of displacement
Spatial displacement - (ANSWER)shifting of an activity from targets in one area to those in another area.
Temporal displacement - (ANSWER)shifting of an activity from one time to another.
target displacement - (ANSWER)shifting of the choice from one victim or target to a more vulnerable
victim or target.
tactical displacement - (ANSWER)shifting of tactics by offenders
1. filtration
2. categorization
3. aggregation
4. comparison
5. projection - (ANSWER)5 methods of analysis?
Filtration - (ANSWER)Analysts remove extraneous data and focus on what is important
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Crime analysis - (ANSWER)systematic study of crime and disorder problems as well as other police-
related issues
Support Police Operations - (ANSWER)Primary goal of Crime Analysis?
Crime mapping - (ANSWER)is a process of using GIS to conduct spatial analysis of crime problems and
other police related issues.
1970s - (ANSWER)In what year did academics began to emphasize the importance of the characteristics
of the criminal event and problem oriented policing was born. Both called for formal analysis to provide
a comprehensive understanding of crime problems?
Environmental Criminology - (ANSWER)Focuses on the various aspects of "settings" in which crime
occurs
80/20 - (ANSWER)80% of outcomes are the result of only 20% of the related causes.
1. True repeat victims
2. near victims
3. virtual repeat
4. chronic victims - (ANSWER)4 Types of Repeat Victims
True repeat victims - (ANSWER)Individuals and/or places that are victimized again. Example: the same
residents, same house that was burglarized twice.
Near Victims - (ANSWER)These are victims or targets that are physically close to the original victim and
share characteristics with the original victim. Example: Burglary of several condos in the same
community.
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Virtual Repeats - (ANSWER)These are victims or targets that are virtually identical to the original victim
and share characteristics. For example, an electronics retail stores of the same name that are victimized
across cities or states are virtual repeats because they have similar store layouts, policies, and types of
property.
Chronic victims - (ANSWER)Also called multiple victimization, these are individuals who are repeatedly
victimized over time by various offenders for various types of crimes (e.g., assault, robbery, theft).
1. Spatial displacement
2. Temporal displacement
3. target displacement
4. tactical displacement - (ANSWER)4 types of displacement
Spatial displacement - (ANSWER)shifting of an activity from targets in one area to those in another area.
Temporal displacement - (ANSWER)shifting of an activity from one time to another.
target displacement - (ANSWER)shifting of the choice from one victim or target to a more vulnerable
victim or target.
tactical displacement - (ANSWER)shifting of tactics by offenders
1. filtration
2. categorization
3. aggregation
4. comparison
5. projection - (ANSWER)5 methods of analysis?
Filtration - (ANSWER)Analysts remove extraneous data and focus on what is important
