Complete Test Bank for Crime Analysis
with Crime Mapping 5th Edition
by Rachel Boba Santos
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, CHAPTER591:59CRIME59ANALYSIS59AND59THE59PROFE
SSION59MULTIPLE59CHOICE
1) Crime59analysts59use59qualitative59data59and59methods
a. To59develop59forecasts59for59future59crime59events
b. To59conduct59statistics59on59frequency59of59crime
c. To59examine59nonnumerical59data59for59the59purpose59of59discovering59underlying59meanings59an
d59patterns59of59relationships
d. To59understand59the59correlational59relationships59between59types59of59crime59Correct5
9Answer:59C59Cognitive59Domain:59Comprehension
Answer59Location:59under59the59heading59Crime59Analysis59Definitio
n59Difficulty59Level:59Easy
2) A59geographic59information59system59(GIS)59is59all59of59the59following59EXCEPT:
a. A59powerful59software59tool59that59allows59the59user59to59create59any59kind59of59geographic59representatio
n
b. A59set59of59computer-
based59tools59that59allows59the59user59to59modify,59visualize,59query,59and59analyze59geographic59and59
tabular59data
c. Similar59to59a59spreadsheet59or59word59processing59program59in59that59the59software59provides59a5
9framework59and59templates59for59data59collection,59collation,59and59analysis
d. A59unstructured59collection59of59records59or59data59that59is59stored59in59a59computer59so59that59a5
9crime59analyst59can59consult59it59to59answer59queries
Correct59Answer:59D
Cognitive59Domain:59Comprehension
Answer59Location:59under59the59heading59Definitions59of59GIS59and59Crime59Map
ping59Difficulty59Level:59Medium
3) Crime59mapping59is
a. The59process59of59using59a59geographic59information59system59to59conduct59spatial59analysis59of59c
rime59problems59and59other59police-related59issues
b. The59discipline59concerned59with59the59development,59use,59application59and59influence59of5
9information59technologies
c. The59study59and59practice59of59making59maps
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,d. A59system59for59capturing,59storing,59analyzing59and59managing59data59and59associated59attribut
es59which59are59spatially59referenced59to59the59earth
Correct59Answer:59A
Cognitive59Domain:59Knowledge
Answer59Location:59under59the59heading59Definitions59of59GIS59and59Crime59Map
ping59Difficulty59Level:59Easy
4) The59history59of59crime59analysis59as59a59discipline59begins59with
a. The59New59York59City59Police59Department59in59the59early591900s
b. Farmers59and59ranchers59looking59out59for59their59livestock
c. Professors59in59the59School59of59Cartography
d. The59first59modern59police59force59in59London59in59the59early591
9th59century59Correct59Answer:59D
Cognitive59Domain:59Comprehension
Answer59Location:59under59the59heading59Beginnings59of59Crime59An
alysis59Difficulty59Level:59Medium
5) Which59brought59about59increased59awareness59of59the59use59of59analysis59and59evaluation59in59polic
ing59throughout59the591970s?
a. Violent59Crime59Control59and59Law59Enforcement59Act59of591994
b. 196859Omnibus59Crime59Control59and59Safe59Streets59Act
c. 197559Crime59Analysis59and59Evaluation59Act
d. None59of59the59above59Correct59Ans
wer:59B59Cognitive59Domain:59Compre
hension
Answer59Location:59under59the59heading59United59States:197059to5920
0059Difficulty59Level:59Medium
6) Which59of59the59following59did59NOT59influence59crime59analysis59in59the59mid-59to59late591970s,
a. Academics59emphasizing59the59importance59of59criminal59events59vs.59criminality59of59individuals
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, b. The59geographic59analysis59of59crime
c. Commission59on59Accreditation59for59Law59Enforcement59Agencies59(CALEA)
d. New59York59City’s59COMPSTAT
Correct59Answer:59D
Cognitive59Domain:59Comprehension
Answer59Location:59under59the59heading59United59States:197059to5920
0059Difficulty59Level:59Medium
7) The59IACA59is
a. The59International59Alliance59of59Criminal59Analysis
b. The59Interstate59Association59of59Crime59Analysis
c. The59International59Association59of59Crime59Analysts
d. The59Intelligence59and59Crime59Analysis59Association59Correct59An
swer:59C59Cognitive59Domain:59Knowledge
Answer59Location:59under59the59heading59Definition59of59Crime59Ana
lysis59Difficulty59Level:59Easy
8) Crime59mapping59began
a. With59researchers59in59the591970s59who59emphasized59crime59and59place
b. With59European59researchers59who59examined59the59levels59of59crime59within59different59re
gions59and59the59relationship59of59these59levels59to59sociological59factors
c. In59the59London59Metropolitan59Police59Department
d. In59the59US59in59the59early591900s59Correct59A
nswer:59B59Cognitive59Domain:59Comprehension
Answer59Location:59under59the59heading59Beginnings59of59Crime59Ma
pping59Difficulty59Level:59Medium
9) The59following59is59one59of59the59reasons59crime59mapping59started59later59in59the59US59than59in59Europe.
a. The59US59did59not59have59scholars59capable59of59conducting59crime59mapping
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with Crime Mapping 5th Edition
by Rachel Boba Santos
All Chapters 1-16| Verified Answers| Latest
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, CHAPTER591:59CRIME59ANALYSIS59AND59THE59PROFE
SSION59MULTIPLE59CHOICE
1) Crime59analysts59use59qualitative59data59and59methods
a. To59develop59forecasts59for59future59crime59events
b. To59conduct59statistics59on59frequency59of59crime
c. To59examine59nonnumerical59data59for59the59purpose59of59discovering59underlying59meanings59an
d59patterns59of59relationships
d. To59understand59the59correlational59relationships59between59types59of59crime59Correct5
9Answer:59C59Cognitive59Domain:59Comprehension
Answer59Location:59under59the59heading59Crime59Analysis59Definitio
n59Difficulty59Level:59Easy
2) A59geographic59information59system59(GIS)59is59all59of59the59following59EXCEPT:
a. A59powerful59software59tool59that59allows59the59user59to59create59any59kind59of59geographic59representatio
n
b. A59set59of59computer-
based59tools59that59allows59the59user59to59modify,59visualize,59query,59and59analyze59geographic59and59
tabular59data
c. Similar59to59a59spreadsheet59or59word59processing59program59in59that59the59software59provides59a5
9framework59and59templates59for59data59collection,59collation,59and59analysis
d. A59unstructured59collection59of59records59or59data59that59is59stored59in59a59computer59so59that59a5
9crime59analyst59can59consult59it59to59answer59queries
Correct59Answer:59D
Cognitive59Domain:59Comprehension
Answer59Location:59under59the59heading59Definitions59of59GIS59and59Crime59Map
ping59Difficulty59Level:59Medium
3) Crime59mapping59is
a. The59process59of59using59a59geographic59information59system59to59conduct59spatial59analysis59of59c
rime59problems59and59other59police-related59issues
b. The59discipline59concerned59with59the59development,59use,59application59and59influence59of5
9information59technologies
c. The59study59and59practice59of59making59maps
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,d. A59system59for59capturing,59storing,59analyzing59and59managing59data59and59associated59attribut
es59which59are59spatially59referenced59to59the59earth
Correct59Answer:59A
Cognitive59Domain:59Knowledge
Answer59Location:59under59the59heading59Definitions59of59GIS59and59Crime59Map
ping59Difficulty59Level:59Easy
4) The59history59of59crime59analysis59as59a59discipline59begins59with
a. The59New59York59City59Police59Department59in59the59early591900s
b. Farmers59and59ranchers59looking59out59for59their59livestock
c. Professors59in59the59School59of59Cartography
d. The59first59modern59police59force59in59London59in59the59early591
9th59century59Correct59Answer:59D
Cognitive59Domain:59Comprehension
Answer59Location:59under59the59heading59Beginnings59of59Crime59An
alysis59Difficulty59Level:59Medium
5) Which59brought59about59increased59awareness59of59the59use59of59analysis59and59evaluation59in59polic
ing59throughout59the591970s?
a. Violent59Crime59Control59and59Law59Enforcement59Act59of591994
b. 196859Omnibus59Crime59Control59and59Safe59Streets59Act
c. 197559Crime59Analysis59and59Evaluation59Act
d. None59of59the59above59Correct59Ans
wer:59B59Cognitive59Domain:59Compre
hension
Answer59Location:59under59the59heading59United59States:197059to5920
0059Difficulty59Level:59Medium
6) Which59of59the59following59did59NOT59influence59crime59analysis59in59the59mid-59to59late591970s,
a. Academics59emphasizing59the59importance59of59criminal59events59vs.59criminality59of59individuals
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, b. The59geographic59analysis59of59crime
c. Commission59on59Accreditation59for59Law59Enforcement59Agencies59(CALEA)
d. New59York59City’s59COMPSTAT
Correct59Answer:59D
Cognitive59Domain:59Comprehension
Answer59Location:59under59the59heading59United59States:197059to5920
0059Difficulty59Level:59Medium
7) The59IACA59is
a. The59International59Alliance59of59Criminal59Analysis
b. The59Interstate59Association59of59Crime59Analysis
c. The59International59Association59of59Crime59Analysts
d. The59Intelligence59and59Crime59Analysis59Association59Correct59An
swer:59C59Cognitive59Domain:59Knowledge
Answer59Location:59under59the59heading59Definition59of59Crime59Ana
lysis59Difficulty59Level:59Easy
8) Crime59mapping59began
a. With59researchers59in59the591970s59who59emphasized59crime59and59place
b. With59European59researchers59who59examined59the59levels59of59crime59within59different59re
gions59and59the59relationship59of59these59levels59to59sociological59factors
c. In59the59London59Metropolitan59Police59Department
d. In59the59US59in59the59early591900s59Correct59A
nswer:59B59Cognitive59Domain:59Comprehension
Answer59Location:59under59the59heading59Beginnings59of59Crime59Ma
pping59Difficulty59Level:59Medium
9) The59following59is59one59of59the59reasons59crime59mapping59started59later59in59the59US59than59in59Europe.
a. The59US59did59not59have59scholars59capable59of59conducting59crime59mapping
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