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1) Crime nanalysts nuse nqualitative ndata nand
nmethods
a. To ndevelop nforecasts nfor nfuture ncrime nevents
b. To nconduct nstatistics non nfrequency nof ncrime
c. To nexamine nnonnumerical ndata nfor nthe npurpose nof ndiscovering
nunderlying nmeanings nand npatterns nof nrelationships
d. To nunderstand nthe ncorrelational nrelationships nbetween ntypes nof
ncrime nAns: nC
Cognitive nDomain: nComprehension
Answer nLocation: nunder nthe nheading nCrime nAnalysis nDefinition
Difficulty nLevel: nEasy
2) A ngeographic ninformation nsystem n(GIS) nis nall nof nthe nfollowing nEXCEPT:
a. A npowerful nsoftware ntool nthat nallows nthe nuser nto ncreate nany nkind nof
ngeographic nrepresentation
b. A nset nof ncomputer-based ntools nthat nallows nthe nuser nto nmodify, nvisualize,
nquery, nand nanalyze ngeographic nand ntabular ndata
c. Similar nto na nspreadsheet nor nword nprocessing nprogram nin nthat nthe nsoftware
nprovides na nframework nand ntemplates nfor ndata ncollection, ncollation, nand
nanalysis
d. A nunstructured ncollection nof nrecords nor ndata nthat nis nstored nin na
ncomputer nso nthat na ncrime nanalyst ncan nconsult nit nto nanswer nqueries
Ans: nD
Cognitive nDomain: nComprehension
Answer nLocation: nunder nthe nheading nDefinitions nof nGIS nand nCrime nMapping
Difficulty nLevel: nMedium
3) Crime nmapping nis
a. The nprocess nof nusing na ngeographic ninformation nsystem nto nconduct
nspatial nanalysis nof ncrime nproblems nand nother npolice-related nissues
b. The ndiscipline nconcerned nwith nthe ndevelopment, nuse, napplication nand
ninfluence nof ninformation ntechnologies
c. The nstudy nand npractice nof nmaking nmaps
d. A nsystem nfor ncapturing, nstoring, nanalyzing nand nmanaging ndata nand
nassociated nattributes nwhich nare nspatially nreferenced nto nthe nearth
Ans: nA
Cognitive nDomain: nKnowledge
Answer nLocation: nunder nthe nheading nDefinitions nof nGIS nand nCrime nMapping
Difficulty nLevel: nEasy
4) The nhistory nof ncrime nanalysis nas na ndiscipline nbegins nwith
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,a. The nNew nYork nCity nPolice nDepartment nin nthe nearly n1900s
b. Farmers nand nranchers nlooking nout nfor ntheir nlivestock
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, c. Professors nin nthe nSchool nof nCartography
d. The nfirst nmodern npolice nforce nin nLondon nin nthe nearly n19th ncentury
Ans: nD
Cognitive nDomain: nComprehension
Answer nLocation: nunder nthe nheading nBeginnings nof nCrime nAnalysis
Difficulty nLevel: nMedium
5) Which nbrought nabout nincreased nawareness nof nthe nuse nof nanalysis nand
nevaluation nin npolicing nthroughout nthe n1970s?
a. Violent nCrime nControl nand nLaw nEnforcement nAct nof n1994
b. 1968 nOmnibus nCrime nControl nand nSafe nStreets nAct
c. 1975 nCrime nAnalysis nand nEvaluation nAct
d. None nof nthe
nabove nAns: nB
Cognitive nDomain: nComprehension
Answer nLocation: nunder nthe nheading nUnited nStates:1970 nto n2000
Difficulty nLevel: nMedium
6) Which nof nthe nfollowing ndid nNOT ninfluence ncrime nanalysis nin nthe nmid- nto nlate n1970s,
a. Academics nemphasizing nthe nimportance nof ncriminal nevents nvs. ncriminality
nof nindividuals
b. The ngeographic nanalysis nof ncrime
c. Commission non nAccreditation nfor nLaw nEnforcement nAgencies n(CALEA)
d. New nYork nCity’s nCOMPSTAT
Ans: nD
Cognitive nDomain: nComprehension
Answer nLocation: nunder nthe nheading nUnited nStates:1970 nto n2000
Difficulty nLevel: nMedium
7) The nIACA nis
a. The nInternational nAlliance nof nCriminal nAnalysis
b. The nInterstate nAssociation nof nCrime nAnalysis
c. The nInternational nAssociation nof nCrime nAnalysts
d. The nIntelligence nand nCrime nAnalysis
nAssociation nAns: nC
Cognitive nDomain: nKnowledge
Answer nLocation: nunder nthe nheading nDefinition nof nCrime nAnalysis
Difficulty nLevel: nEasy
8) Crime nmapping nbegan
a. With nresearchers nin nthe n1970s nwho nemphasized ncrime nand nplace
b. With nEuropean nresearchers nwho nexamined nthe nlevels nof ncrime nwithin
ndifferent nregions nand nthe nrelationship nof nthese nlevels nto nsociological
nfactors
c. In nthe nLondon nMetropolitan nPolice nDepartment
d. In nthe nUS nin nthe nearly
n1900s nAns: nB
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