Complete Test Bank for Crime Analysis
with Crime Mapping 5th Edition
by Rachel Boba Santos
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, CHAPTER621:62CRIME62ANALYSIS62AND62THE62PROFE
SSION62MULTIPLE62CHOICE
1) Crime62analysts62use62qualitative62data62and62methods
a. To62develop62forecasts62for62future62crime62events
b. To62conduct62statistics62on62frequency62of62crime
c. To62examine62nonnumerical62data62for62the62purpose62of62discovering62underlying62meanings62an
d62patterns62of62relationships
d. To62understand62the62correlational62relationships62between62types62of62crime62Correct6
2Answer:62C62Cognitive62Domain:62Comprehension
Answer62Location:62under62the62heading62Crime62Analysis62Definitio
n62Difficulty62Level:62Easy
2) A62geographic62information62system62(GIS)62is62all62of62the62following62EXCEPT:
a. A62powerful62software62tool62that62allows62the62user62to62create62any62kind62of62geographic62representatio
n
b. A62set62of62computer-
based62tools62that62allows62the62user62to62modify,62visualize,62query,62and62analyze62geographic62and62
tabular62data
c. Similar62to62a62spreadsheet62or62word62processing62program62in62that62the62software62provides62a6
2framework62and62templates62for62data62collection,62collation,62and62analysis
d. A62unstructured62collection62of62records62or62data62that62is62stored62in62a62computer62so62that62a6
2crime62analyst62can62consult62it62to62answer62queries
Correct62Answer:62D
Cognitive62Domain:62Comprehension
Answer62Location:62under62the62heading62Definitions62of62GIS62and62Crime62Map
ping62Difficulty62Level:62Medium
3) Crime62mapping62is
a. The62process62of62using62a62geographic62information62system62to62conduct62spatial62analysis62of62c
rime62problems62and62other62police-related62issues
b. The62discipline62concerned62with62the62development,62use,62application62and62influence62of6
2information62technologies
c. The62study62and62practice62of62making62maps
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,d. A62system62for62capturing,62storing,62analyzing62and62managing62data62and62associated62attribut
es62which62are62spatially62referenced62to62the62earth
Correct62Answer:62A
Cognitive62Domain:62Knowledge
Answer62Location:62under62the62heading62Definitions62of62GIS62and62Crime62Map
ping62Difficulty62Level:62Easy
4) The62history62of62crime62analysis62as62a62discipline62begins62with
a. The62New62York62City62Police62Department62in62the62early621900s
b. Farmers62and62ranchers62looking62out62for62their62livestock
c. Professors62in62the62School62of62Cartography
d. The62first62modern62police62force62in62London62in62the62early621
9th62century62Correct62Answer:62D
Cognitive62Domain:62Comprehension
Answer62Location:62under62the62heading62Beginnings62of62Crime62An
alysis62Difficulty62Level:62Medium
5) Which62brought62about62increased62awareness62of62the62use62of62analysis62and62evaluation62in62polic
ing62throughout62the621970s?
a. Violent62Crime62Control62and62Law62Enforcement62Act62of621994
b. 196862Omnibus62Crime62Control62and62Safe62Streets62Act
c. 197562Crime62Analysis62and62Evaluation62Act
d. None62of62the62above62Correct62Ans
wer:62B62Cognitive62Domain:62Compre
hension
Answer62Location:62under62the62heading62United62States:197062to6220
0062Difficulty62Level:62Medium
6) Which62of62the62following62did62NOT62influence62crime62analysis62in62the62mid-62to62late621970s,
a. Academics62emphasizing62the62importance62of62criminal62events62vs.62criminality62of62individuals
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, b. The62geographic62analysis62of62crime
c. Commission62on62Accreditation62for62Law62Enforcement62Agencies62(CALEA)
d. New62York62City’s62COMPSTAT
Correct62Answer:62D
Cognitive62Domain:62Comprehension
Answer62Location:62under62the62heading62United62States:197062to6220
0062Difficulty62Level:62Medium
7) The62IACA62is
a. The62International62Alliance62of62Criminal62Analysis
b. The62Interstate62Association62of62Crime62Analysis
c. The62International62Association62of62Crime62Analysts
d. The62Intelligence62and62Crime62Analysis62Association62Correct62An
swer:62C62Cognitive62Domain:62Knowledge
Answer62Location:62under62the62heading62Definition62of62Crime62Ana
lysis62Difficulty62Level:62Easy
8) Crime62mapping62began
a. With62researchers62in62the621970s62who62emphasized62crime62and62place
b. With62European62researchers62who62examined62the62levels62of62crime62within62different62re
gions62and62the62relationship62of62these62levels62to62sociological62factors
c. In62the62London62Metropolitan62Police62Department
d. In62the62US62in62the62early621900s62Correct62A
nswer:62B62Cognitive62Domain:62Comprehension
Answer62Location:62under62the62heading62Beginnings62of62Crime62Ma
pping62Difficulty62Level:62Medium
9) The62following62is62one62of62the62reasons62crime62mapping62started62later62in62the62US62than62in62Europe.
a. The62US62did62not62have62scholars62capable62of62conducting62crime62mapping
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with Crime Mapping 5th Edition
by Rachel Boba Santos
All Chapters 1-16| Verified Answers| Latest
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, CHAPTER621:62CRIME62ANALYSIS62AND62THE62PROFE
SSION62MULTIPLE62CHOICE
1) Crime62analysts62use62qualitative62data62and62methods
a. To62develop62forecasts62for62future62crime62events
b. To62conduct62statistics62on62frequency62of62crime
c. To62examine62nonnumerical62data62for62the62purpose62of62discovering62underlying62meanings62an
d62patterns62of62relationships
d. To62understand62the62correlational62relationships62between62types62of62crime62Correct6
2Answer:62C62Cognitive62Domain:62Comprehension
Answer62Location:62under62the62heading62Crime62Analysis62Definitio
n62Difficulty62Level:62Easy
2) A62geographic62information62system62(GIS)62is62all62of62the62following62EXCEPT:
a. A62powerful62software62tool62that62allows62the62user62to62create62any62kind62of62geographic62representatio
n
b. A62set62of62computer-
based62tools62that62allows62the62user62to62modify,62visualize,62query,62and62analyze62geographic62and62
tabular62data
c. Similar62to62a62spreadsheet62or62word62processing62program62in62that62the62software62provides62a6
2framework62and62templates62for62data62collection,62collation,62and62analysis
d. A62unstructured62collection62of62records62or62data62that62is62stored62in62a62computer62so62that62a6
2crime62analyst62can62consult62it62to62answer62queries
Correct62Answer:62D
Cognitive62Domain:62Comprehension
Answer62Location:62under62the62heading62Definitions62of62GIS62and62Crime62Map
ping62Difficulty62Level:62Medium
3) Crime62mapping62is
a. The62process62of62using62a62geographic62information62system62to62conduct62spatial62analysis62of62c
rime62problems62and62other62police-related62issues
b. The62discipline62concerned62with62the62development,62use,62application62and62influence62of6
2information62technologies
c. The62study62and62practice62of62making62maps
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,d. A62system62for62capturing,62storing,62analyzing62and62managing62data62and62associated62attribut
es62which62are62spatially62referenced62to62the62earth
Correct62Answer:62A
Cognitive62Domain:62Knowledge
Answer62Location:62under62the62heading62Definitions62of62GIS62and62Crime62Map
ping62Difficulty62Level:62Easy
4) The62history62of62crime62analysis62as62a62discipline62begins62with
a. The62New62York62City62Police62Department62in62the62early621900s
b. Farmers62and62ranchers62looking62out62for62their62livestock
c. Professors62in62the62School62of62Cartography
d. The62first62modern62police62force62in62London62in62the62early621
9th62century62Correct62Answer:62D
Cognitive62Domain:62Comprehension
Answer62Location:62under62the62heading62Beginnings62of62Crime62An
alysis62Difficulty62Level:62Medium
5) Which62brought62about62increased62awareness62of62the62use62of62analysis62and62evaluation62in62polic
ing62throughout62the621970s?
a. Violent62Crime62Control62and62Law62Enforcement62Act62of621994
b. 196862Omnibus62Crime62Control62and62Safe62Streets62Act
c. 197562Crime62Analysis62and62Evaluation62Act
d. None62of62the62above62Correct62Ans
wer:62B62Cognitive62Domain:62Compre
hension
Answer62Location:62under62the62heading62United62States:197062to6220
0062Difficulty62Level:62Medium
6) Which62of62the62following62did62NOT62influence62crime62analysis62in62the62mid-62to62late621970s,
a. Academics62emphasizing62the62importance62of62criminal62events62vs.62criminality62of62individuals
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, b. The62geographic62analysis62of62crime
c. Commission62on62Accreditation62for62Law62Enforcement62Agencies62(CALEA)
d. New62York62City’s62COMPSTAT
Correct62Answer:62D
Cognitive62Domain:62Comprehension
Answer62Location:62under62the62heading62United62States:197062to6220
0062Difficulty62Level:62Medium
7) The62IACA62is
a. The62International62Alliance62of62Criminal62Analysis
b. The62Interstate62Association62of62Crime62Analysis
c. The62International62Association62of62Crime62Analysts
d. The62Intelligence62and62Crime62Analysis62Association62Correct62An
swer:62C62Cognitive62Domain:62Knowledge
Answer62Location:62under62the62heading62Definition62of62Crime62Ana
lysis62Difficulty62Level:62Easy
8) Crime62mapping62began
a. With62researchers62in62the621970s62who62emphasized62crime62and62place
b. With62European62researchers62who62examined62the62levels62of62crime62within62different62re
gions62and62the62relationship62of62these62levels62to62sociological62factors
c. In62the62London62Metropolitan62Police62Department
d. In62the62US62in62the62early621900s62Correct62A
nswer:62B62Cognitive62Domain:62Comprehension
Answer62Location:62under62the62heading62Beginnings62of62Crime62Ma
pping62Difficulty62Level:62Medium
9) The62following62is62one62of62the62reasons62crime62mapping62started62later62in62the62US62than62in62Europe.
a. The62US62did62not62have62scholars62capable62of62conducting62crime62mapping
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