CRIME ANALYSIS WITH CRIME MAPPING (4THEDITION) CHAPTER 1: CRIME ANALYSIS AND THE PROFESSION TEST BANK

Crime analysis with crime mapping
4th edition by santos [CH 1-16]




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,CRIME ANALYSIS WITH CRIME MAPPING (4THEDITION) CHAPTER 1: CRIME ANALY
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SIS AND THE PROFESSION TEST BANK
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1) Crime analysts use qualitative data and methods
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a. To develop forecasts for future crime events
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b. To conduct statistics on frequency of crime
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c. To examine nonnumerical data for the purpose of discovering underlying me
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d. To understand the correlational relationships between types of crime A
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ns: C gg



Cognitive Domain: Comprehension gg gg



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




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 of geographic
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b. A set of computer- gg gg gg



based tools that allows the user to modify, visualize, query, and analyze geo
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c. Similar to a spreadsheet or word processing program in that the software pro
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vides a framework and templates for data collection, collation, and analysis
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d. A unstructured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer so t
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hat a crime analyst can consult it to answer queries
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Ans: D gg



Cognitive Domain: Comprehension gg gg



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




3) Crime mapping is gg gg



a. The process of using a geographic information system to conduct spatial
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analysis of crime problems and other police-related issues
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b. The discipline concerned with the development, use, application and influence of
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information technologies
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c. The study and practice of making maps gg gg gg gg gg gg



d. A system for capturing, storing, analyzing and managing data and associated
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attributes which are spatially referenced to the earth
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Ans: A gg



Cognitive Domain: Knowledge gg gg



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




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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