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R 1: CRIME ANALYSIS AND THE PROFESSION TEST BANK
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1) Crimekanalystskusekqualitativekdatakandkmethods
a. Tokdevelopkforecastskforkfuturekcrimekevents
b. Tokconductkstatisticskonkfrequencykofkcrime
c. Tokexamineknonnumericalkdatakforkthekpurposekofkdiscoveringkunderlyingk
meaningskandkpatternskofkrelationships
d. Tokunderstandkthekcorrelationalkrelationshipskbetweenktypeskofkcrimek
Ans:kC
CognitivekDomain:kComprehension
AnswerkLocation:kunderkthekheadingkCrimekAnalysiskDefinition
DifficultykLevel:kEasy
2) Akgeographickinformationksystemk(GIS)kiskallkofkthekfollowingkEXCEPT:
a. Akpowerfulksoftwarektoolkthatkallowskthekuserktokcreatekanykkindkofkgeographickre
presentation
b. Aksetkofkcomputer-
basedktoolskthatkallowskthekuserktokmodify,kvisualize,kquery,kandkanalyzekgeogra
phickandktabularkdata
c. Similarktokakspreadsheetkorkwordkprocessingkprogramkinkthatktheksoftwarekprovid
eskakframeworkkandktemplateskforkdatakcollection,kcollation,kandkanalysis
d. Akunstructuredkcollectionkofkrecordskorkdatakthatkiskstoredkinkakcomputerksokt
hatkakcrimekanalystkcankconsultkitktokanswerkqueries
Ans:kD
CognitivekDomain:kComprehension
AnswerkLocation:kunderkthekheadingkDefinitionskofkGISkandkCrimekMapping
DifficultykLevel:kMedium
3) Crimekmappingkis
a. Thekprocesskofkusingkakgeographickinformationksystemktokconductkspatialk
analysiskofkcrimekproblemskandkotherkpolice-relatedkissues
b. Thekdisciplinekconcernedkwithkthekdevelopment,kuse,kapplicationkandkinfluencekofki
nformationktechnologies
c. Thekstudykandkpracticekofkmakingkmaps
d. Aksystemkforkcapturing,kstoring,kanalyzingkandkmanagingkdatakandkassociatedka
ttributeskwhichkarekspatiallykreferencedktokthekearth
Ans:kA
CognitivekDomain:kKnowledge
AnswerkLocation:kunderkthekheadingkDefinitionskofkGISkandkCrimekMapping
DifficultykLevel:kEasy
4) Thekhistorykofkcrimekanalysiskaskakdisciplinekbeginskwith
a. ThekNewkYorkkCitykPolicekDepartmentkinkthekearlyk1900s
b. Farmerskandkranchersklookingkoutkforktheirklivestock
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, c. ProfessorskinkthekSchoolkofkCartography
d. ThekfirstkmodernkpolicekforcekinkLondonkinkthekearlyk19thkcentury
Ans:kD
CognitivekDomain:kComprehension
AnswerkLocation:kunderkthekheadingkBeginningskofkCrimekAnalysis
DifficultykLevel:kMedium
5) Whichkbroughtkaboutkincreasedkawarenesskofkthekusekofkanalysiskandkevaluationkinkp
olicingkthroughoutkthek1970s?
a. ViolentkCrimekControlkandkLawkEnforcementkActkofk1994
b. 1968kOmnibuskCrimekControlkandkSafekStreetskAct
c. 1975kCrimekAnalysiskandkEvaluationkAct
d. Nonekofkthekabovek
Ans:kB
CognitivekDomain:kComprehension
AnswerkLocation:kunderkthekheadingkUnitedkStates:1970ktok2000
DifficultykLevel:kMedium
6) WhichkofkthekfollowingkdidkNOTkinfluencekcrimekanalysiskinkthekmid-ktoklatek1970s,
a. Academicskemphasizingkthekimportancekofkcriminalkeventskvs.kcriminalitykofki
ndividuals
b. Thekgeographickanalysiskofkcrime
c. CommissionkonkAccreditationkforkLawkEnforcementkAgenciesk(CALEA)
d. NewkYorkkCity’skCOMPSTAT
Ans:kD
CognitivekDomain:kComprehension
AnswerkLocation:kunderkthekheadingkUnitedkStates:1970ktok2000
DifficultykLevel:kMedium
7) ThekIACAkis
a. ThekInternationalkAlliancekofkCriminalkAnalysis
b. ThekInterstatekAssociationkofkCrimekAnalysis
c. ThekInternationalkAssociationkofkCrimekAnalysts
d. ThekIntelligencekandkCrimekAnalysiskAssociationk
Ans:kC
CognitivekDomain:kKnowledge
AnswerkLocation:kunderkthekheadingkDefinitionkofkCrimekAnalysis
DifficultykLevel:kEasy
8) Crimekmappingkbegan
a. Withkresearcherskinkthek1970skwhokemphasizedkcrimekandkplace
b. WithkEuropeankresearcherskwhokexaminedktheklevelskofkcrimekwithinkdiffere
ntkregionskandkthekrelationshipkofktheseklevelsktoksociologicalkfactors
c. InkthekLondonkMetropolitankPolicekDepartment
d. InkthekUSkinkthekearlyk1900sk
Ans:kB
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, CognitivekDomain:kComprehension
AnswerkLocation:kunderkthekheadingkBeginningskofkCrimekMapping
DifficultykLevel:kMedium
9) ThekfollowingkiskonekofkthekreasonskcrimekmappingkstartedklaterkinkthekUSkthankinkE
urope.
a. ThekUSkdidknotkhavekscholarskcapablekofkconductingkcrimekmapping
b. ThekUSkwaskakrelativelyknewkcountrykandkreliablekmapskwereknotkreadilyk
available
c. Europe’sktechnologykwaskmuchkmorekadvancedkearlierkthankthekUS
d. Nonekofkthekabovek
Ans:kB
CognitivekDomain:kComprehension
AnswerkLocation:kunderkthekheadingkUnitedkSates:k1900-1970
DifficultykLevel:kMedium
10) Crimekmappingkwaskakverykimportantkcomponentkofkthekdevelopmentkofkwhichkc
riminologyktheoreticalktradition:
a. Criminalkanalysisktheory
b. Socialkdisorganizationktheory
c. Differentialkassociationktheory
d. Geographickinformationktheoryk
Ans:kB
CognitivekDomain:kComprehension
AnswerkLocation:kunderkthekheadingkUnitedkStates:k1900-1970
DifficultykLevel:kMedium
11) Inkthek1970s,kwhatkhadkaklargekimpactkonkthekdevelopmentkofkcrimekmapping:
a. Significantkimprovementskinkdatakandktechnology
b. Significantkgrantkfunding
c. Thekshiftkofkfocuskfromkthekcriminalktokthekcriminalkevent
d. Problem-
orientedkpolicingkAns:kC
CognitivekDomain:kAnalysis
AnswerkLocation:kunderkthekheadingkUnitedkStates:k1970-2000
DifficultykLevel:kHard
12) CrimekanalystsktodaykarekconcernedkwithkallkBUTkthekfollowing:
a. Becomingkswornkmemberskofkthekpolicekagency
b. Availabilitykofkrelevantktrainingkandkeducation
c. Availabilitykofkdatakthatkarekadequatekinkbothkquantitykandkquality
d. Abilityktokcommunicatekwithkotherkcrimekanalystskinkneighboringkjurisdictionsk
Ans:kA
CognitivekDomain:kAnalysis
AnswerkLocation:kunderkthekheadingkUnitedkStates:k1970-2000
DifficultykLevel:kHard
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