CRIME ANALYSIS EXAM 3 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Whats the nature of the problem? (2) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅"environment" of which it occurs
"Behaviors" associated with it
What is a problem environment? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅residential, offices, retails, public ways
What is a problem behavior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅predatory, consensual, conflicts,
Three stages of stages of problem events - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Prelude, Incident, Aftermath
Define Prelude - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅process that leads directly to the problem
Define Incident - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅immediate event; problem behavior
Define Aftermath - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅what happens as a result of the incident
Long term problem types - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅help understand the nature of the problem it is
helpful to specify the long term problem type
A long term problem is a set of: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅related activity that occurs over several
months, seasons, and stems from systematic opportunities made by everyday behavior + the
environment
Problem location - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅individual location concentrated crime/ problematic
activity represented by 1/more (addresses home/apartment) that makes up one collective location
problem area - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅small geographic area that has a disproportionate amount
of crime/disorder activity
, problem victim - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅individual people/group of victims who share
characteristics
prevalent is the problem means: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅how often is this "problem" happening
what is the basic form to know for prevalence of the problem - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Frequency +
Percent
Environmental criminology - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅tells us that opportunities are based on
everyday behavior and most problems are not distributed equally overtime
when does crime cluster? (3) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅times of year, days of week, times of day
Define Seasonality - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅term often used when looking at crime strategically in
order to understand the opportunities and focus response
when does seasonality apply? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Applies to longer time frames
(summer/winter) and shorter (weeks, weekday, days and nights)
what are some things that seasonality are influenced by? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅rival football
games, spring break, Halloween
define strategic problem analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅development/evaluation of long term
strategies policies and prevention techniques
problem offender, location, and areas use what kind of data? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅calls for
service, crime reports
Goal of problem analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅lead to the right evidence based response
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Whats the nature of the problem? (2) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅"environment" of which it occurs
"Behaviors" associated with it
What is a problem environment? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅residential, offices, retails, public ways
What is a problem behavior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅predatory, consensual, conflicts,
Three stages of stages of problem events - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Prelude, Incident, Aftermath
Define Prelude - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅process that leads directly to the problem
Define Incident - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅immediate event; problem behavior
Define Aftermath - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅what happens as a result of the incident
Long term problem types - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅help understand the nature of the problem it is
helpful to specify the long term problem type
A long term problem is a set of: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅related activity that occurs over several
months, seasons, and stems from systematic opportunities made by everyday behavior + the
environment
Problem location - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅individual location concentrated crime/ problematic
activity represented by 1/more (addresses home/apartment) that makes up one collective location
problem area - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅small geographic area that has a disproportionate amount
of crime/disorder activity
, problem victim - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅individual people/group of victims who share
characteristics
prevalent is the problem means: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅how often is this "problem" happening
what is the basic form to know for prevalence of the problem - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Frequency +
Percent
Environmental criminology - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅tells us that opportunities are based on
everyday behavior and most problems are not distributed equally overtime
when does crime cluster? (3) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅times of year, days of week, times of day
Define Seasonality - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅term often used when looking at crime strategically in
order to understand the opportunities and focus response
when does seasonality apply? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Applies to longer time frames
(summer/winter) and shorter (weeks, weekday, days and nights)
what are some things that seasonality are influenced by? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅rival football
games, spring break, Halloween
define strategic problem analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅development/evaluation of long term
strategies policies and prevention techniques
problem offender, location, and areas use what kind of data? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅calls for
service, crime reports
Goal of problem analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅lead to the right evidence based response
