Crime Analysis With Crime Mapping
By Rachael Boba Santos
5th Edition
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,Table Contents:
Part I: Foundations Of Crime Analysis
Chapter 1: Crime Analysis And The Profession
Chapter 2: Theoretical Foundations Of Crime Analysis
Chapter 3: Evidence-Based Policing And Problem Solving
Part Ii: Crime Analysis Process, Data, And Products
Chapter 4: Crime Analysis Process And Types
Chapter 5: Crime Analysis Data And Technology
Chapter 6: Geographic Data And Crime Mapping
Chapter 7: Crime Analysis Products And Communication
Part Iii: Tactical Crime Analysis
Chapter 8: Calls For Service Data And Repeat Incident Analysis
Chapter 9: Crime Data And Pattern Identification
Chapter 10: Persons And Property Crime Patterns
Chapter 11: Crime Pattern Bulletins, Response, And Evaluation
Part Iv: Strategic Crime Analysis
Chapter 12: Statistics And Trends
Chapter 13: Long-Term Problem Analysis, Part I
Chapter 14: Long-Term Problem Analysis, Part Ii
Chapter 15: Evaluation Of Response And Crime Reduction Goals
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, CRIME ANALYSIS WITH CRIME MAPPING (5THEDITION)
CHAPTER 1: CRIME ANALYSIS AND THE PROFESSION TEST BANK
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1) Crime Analysts Use Qualitative Data And Methods
a. To Develop Forecasts For Future Crime Events
b. To Conduct Statistics On Frequency Of Crime
c. To Examine Nonnumerical Data For The Purpose Of Discovering
Underlying Meanings And Patterns Of Relationships
d. To Understand The Correlational Relationships Between Types Of
Crime ANS: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Under The Heading Crime Analysis Definition
Difficulty Level: Easy
2) A Geographic Information System (Gis) Is All Of The Following Except:
a. A Powerful Software Tool That Allows The User To Create Any Kind Of
Geographic Representation
b. A Set Of Computer-Based Tools That Allows The User To Modify, Visualize,
Query, And Analyze Geographic And Tabular Data
c. Similar To A Spreadsheet Or Word Processing Program In That The Software
Provides A Framework And Templates For Data Collection, Collation, And
Analysis
d. A Unstructured Collection Of Records Or Data That Is Stored In A
Computer So That A Crime Analyst Can Consult It To Answer Queries
ANS: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Under The Heading Definitions Of Gis And Crime Mapping
Difficulty Level: Medium
3) Crime Mapping Is
a. The Process Of Using A Geographic Information System To Conduct
Spatial Analysis Of Crime Problems And Other Police-Related Issues
b. The Discipline Concerned With The Development, Use, Application And
Influence Of Information Technologies
c. The Study And Practice Of Making Maps
d. A System For Capturing, Storing, Analyzing And Managing Data And
Associated Attributes Which Are Spatially Referenced To The Earth
ANS: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Under The Heading Definitions Of Gis And Crime Mapping
Difficulty Level: Easy
4) The History Of Crime Analysis As A Discipline Begins With
a. The New York City Police Department In The Early 1900s
b. Farmers And Ranchers Looking Out For Their Livestock
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, c. Professors In The School Of Cartography
d. The First Modern Police Force In London In The Early 19th Century
ANS: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Under The Heading Beginnings Of Crime Analysis
Difficulty Level: Medium
5) Which Brought About Increased Awareness Of The Use Of Analysis And
Evaluation In Policing Throughout The 1970s?
a. Violent Crime Control And Law Enforcement Act Of 1994
b. 1968 Omnibus Crime Control And Safe Streets Act
c. 1975 Crime Analysis And Evaluation Act
d. None Of The
Above ANS: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Under The Heading United States:1970 To 2000
Difficulty Level: Medium
6) Which Of The Following Did Not Influence Crime Analysis In The Mid- To Late 1970s,
a. Academics Emphasizing The Importance Of Criminal Events Vs.
Criminality Of Individuals
b. The Geographic Analysis Of Crime
c. Commission On Accreditation For Law Enforcement Agencies (Calea)
d. New York City’s Compstat
ANS: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Under The Heading United States:1970 To 2000
Difficulty Level: Medium
7) The Iaca Is
a. The International Alliance Of Criminal Analysis
b. The Interstate Association Of Crime Analysis
c. The International Association Of Crime Analysts
d. The Intelligence And Crime Analysis Association
ANS: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Under The Heading Definition Of Crime Analysis
Difficulty Level: Easy
8) Crime Mapping Began
a. With Researchers In The 1970s Who Emphasized Crime And Place
b. With European Researchers Who Examined The Levels Of Crime Within
Different Regions And The Relationship Of These Levels To Sociological
Factors
c. In The London Metropolitan Police Department
d. In The Us In The Early
1900s ANS: B
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