CHAPTER 5: CRIME ANALYSIS PROCESS, DATA, AND
PURPOSE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
BRAND NEW EXAM ALREADY GRADED A+ PASS
Crime analysis is a discipline that relies heavily on... Ans✓✓✓
Computer technology, both hardware and a variety of software programs
Data refers to: Ans✓✓✓ a collection of organized information that has
been collected or gleaned from experience, observation, or experiment,
or a set of ideas
Data may consist of : Ans✓✓✓ numbers, words, or images that
represent values of a variable (i.e., a measurable characteristic of an
individual or a system that is expected to vary)
A data matrix is: Ans✓✓✓ a rectangular table of variables and units
from which data have been collected.
example: include individuals, organizations, and crimes that are
organized into row and columns
A database is a: Ans✓✓✓ data matrix that has been organized for the
purpose of searching for, retrieving, and analyzing data through a
computer
Geographic data is : Ans✓✓✓ Data used primarily in mapping, in many
cases, these data do not make much sense outside of a GIS. Three type
, of geographic data are used to represent real-world objects and
locations: points, line, and polygon
Tabular Data describe: Ans✓✓✓ Events that are not inherently
geographic but may contain geographic variables
Secondary data: Ans✓✓✓ are data that have been collected for purpose
other than crime analysis and are housed in databases
Primary data: Ans✓✓✓ are data collected - through surveys, interviews,
field research, and direct observation- specifically for use in a particular
analysis
A Computer Aided dispatch system (CAD): Ans✓✓✓ is a highly
specialized system that uses telecommunications and geographic display
to support police dispatch and response functions (as well as those of
public safety agencies, such as fire and ambulance services)
A Record Management system (RMS): Ans✓✓✓ is a specialized data
entry and storage system that contains police s police activity records
produced by the police agency
An Agency Management system (AMS): Ans✓✓✓ is an intranet web-
based hardware and software system that facilitates communication and
transparency within the police agency and streamlines internal police
business
PURPOSE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
BRAND NEW EXAM ALREADY GRADED A+ PASS
Crime analysis is a discipline that relies heavily on... Ans✓✓✓
Computer technology, both hardware and a variety of software programs
Data refers to: Ans✓✓✓ a collection of organized information that has
been collected or gleaned from experience, observation, or experiment,
or a set of ideas
Data may consist of : Ans✓✓✓ numbers, words, or images that
represent values of a variable (i.e., a measurable characteristic of an
individual or a system that is expected to vary)
A data matrix is: Ans✓✓✓ a rectangular table of variables and units
from which data have been collected.
example: include individuals, organizations, and crimes that are
organized into row and columns
A database is a: Ans✓✓✓ data matrix that has been organized for the
purpose of searching for, retrieving, and analyzing data through a
computer
Geographic data is : Ans✓✓✓ Data used primarily in mapping, in many
cases, these data do not make much sense outside of a GIS. Three type
, of geographic data are used to represent real-world objects and
locations: points, line, and polygon
Tabular Data describe: Ans✓✓✓ Events that are not inherently
geographic but may contain geographic variables
Secondary data: Ans✓✓✓ are data that have been collected for purpose
other than crime analysis and are housed in databases
Primary data: Ans✓✓✓ are data collected - through surveys, interviews,
field research, and direct observation- specifically for use in a particular
analysis
A Computer Aided dispatch system (CAD): Ans✓✓✓ is a highly
specialized system that uses telecommunications and geographic display
to support police dispatch and response functions (as well as those of
public safety agencies, such as fire and ambulance services)
A Record Management system (RMS): Ans✓✓✓ is a specialized data
entry and storage system that contains police s police activity records
produced by the police agency
An Agency Management system (AMS): Ans✓✓✓ is an intranet web-
based hardware and software system that facilitates communication and
transparency within the police agency and streamlines internal police
business
