TEST BANK FOR CRIME ANALYSIS WITH
CRIME MAPPING 5TH EDITION BY RACHEL
BOBA SANTOS ALL CHAPTERS 1-16 INCLUDED||
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TEST BANK FOR CRIME ANALYSIS WITH CRIME
MAPPING 5TH EDITION BY RACHEL BOBA SANTOS
ALL CHAPTERS 1-16 INCLUDED|| LATEST AND
COMPLETE UPDATE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
Chapter 01: crime analysis and the profession
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
ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: under the heading Definitions of GIS and Crime Mapping Difficulty Level:
Medium
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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
ANSWER: 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
c. Professors in the School of Cartography
d. The first modern police force in London in the early 19th century
ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: B Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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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
ANSWER: 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 ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: B Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: under the heading Beginnings of Crime Mapping Difficulty Level: Medium
CRIME MAPPING 5TH EDITION BY RACHEL
BOBA SANTOS ALL CHAPTERS 1-16 INCLUDED||
LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
,1|Page
TEST BANK FOR CRIME ANALYSIS WITH CRIME
MAPPING 5TH EDITION BY RACHEL BOBA SANTOS
ALL CHAPTERS 1-16 INCLUDED|| LATEST AND
COMPLETE UPDATE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
Chapter 01: crime analysis and the profession
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
ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: under the heading Definitions of GIS and Crime Mapping Difficulty Level:
Medium
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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
ANSWER: 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
c. Professors in the School of Cartography
d. The first modern police force in London in the early 19th century
ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: B Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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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
ANSWER: 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 ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: B Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: under the heading Beginnings of Crime Mapping Difficulty Level: Medium
