CRIME ANALYSIS TEST 3 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2025/2026.
A problem victim? - ANS Individual people or groups of people/victims who share
characteristics
Problem analysis typically falls under what type of analysis? - ANS Strategic
initial questions an analyst asks about a problem, help to - ANS hypothesis
when examining the nature of a problem an analyst looks at what two characteristics -
ANS environment and behavior
what are the stages of problem events - ANS prelude incident aftermath
a problem location is? - ANS An individual location with concentrations of crime or
problematic activity that can be one or multiple addresses
A problem offender? - ANS people who commit a disproportionate amount of crime
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, a problem area? - ANS Relatively small geographic areas with a disproportionate amount of
crime
A problem property - ANS a class of products that share characteristics that make them
attractive and vulnerable
what are the two basic forms of determining relevance? - ANS frequency and percentage
what mathematical approach allows an analyst to compare the frequency of incidents for
dissimilar areas and location? - ANS rate
according to environmental criminology, most problems are spread out evenly over time? -
ANS false
Does seasonality refer to time frames in which crime increases or decreases? - ANS true
answering what question leads to the effective evidence-based strategies? - ANS why is the
problem occuring
when identifying and analyzing problem locations, analysts will typically use data spanning _? -
ANS 2-3 years
problem analysis typically falls into what category of analysis? - ANS strategic
what common analysis methods are often used to identify problem locations? - ANS 80/20
analysis, and frequency analysis
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2025/2026.
A problem victim? - ANS Individual people or groups of people/victims who share
characteristics
Problem analysis typically falls under what type of analysis? - ANS Strategic
initial questions an analyst asks about a problem, help to - ANS hypothesis
when examining the nature of a problem an analyst looks at what two characteristics -
ANS environment and behavior
what are the stages of problem events - ANS prelude incident aftermath
a problem location is? - ANS An individual location with concentrations of crime or
problematic activity that can be one or multiple addresses
A problem offender? - ANS people who commit a disproportionate amount of crime
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, a problem area? - ANS Relatively small geographic areas with a disproportionate amount of
crime
A problem property - ANS a class of products that share characteristics that make them
attractive and vulnerable
what are the two basic forms of determining relevance? - ANS frequency and percentage
what mathematical approach allows an analyst to compare the frequency of incidents for
dissimilar areas and location? - ANS rate
according to environmental criminology, most problems are spread out evenly over time? -
ANS false
Does seasonality refer to time frames in which crime increases or decreases? - ANS true
answering what question leads to the effective evidence-based strategies? - ANS why is the
problem occuring
when identifying and analyzing problem locations, analysts will typically use data spanning _? -
ANS 2-3 years
problem analysis typically falls into what category of analysis? - ANS strategic
what common analysis methods are often used to identify problem locations? - ANS 80/20
analysis, and frequency analysis
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
