Deck 10: Identifying Meaningful and Useful Patterns

Question 1

When conducting pattern analysis of persons crime, the analysts focuses on:

A)The description of the suspects actions
B)The district the crime occurs in
C)The suspect description
D)The exact time of the crime
E)A and C

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Officers in a specialized unit riding bicycles around in unmarked vehicles a neighborhood in which a crime pattern has occurred is an example of which type of tactical response employed by the police:

A)Random patrol
B)Contacting victims directly
C)Directed patrol
D)Making field contacts
E)Clearing cases

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Sitting and watching two electronics stores at night is an example of which type of tactical response employed by the police:

A)Directed patrol
B)Surveillance
C)Bait operation
D)Making field contacts
E)Clearing cases

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Distributing flyers to residents about a specific pattern in their neighborhood is an example of which type of tactical response employed by the police:

A)Directed patrol
B)Making field contacts
C)Clearing cases
D)Contacting potential victims directly
E)Providing pattern information to the general public

Question 5

Putting a stationary license plate reader in a parking lot where there is a theft from vehicle pattern is an example of which type of tactical response employed by the police:

A)Directed patrol
B)Surveillance
C)Bait operation
D)Making field contacts
E)Clearing cases

Question 6

A narcotic task force stopping teens walking after curfew in a burglary pattern area is an example of which type of tactical response employed by the police:

A)Directed patrol
B)Surveillance
C)Contacting victims directly
D)Making field contacts
E)Clearing cases

Question 7

Officers going door-to-door speaking to businesses about informing their customers of a current crime pattern of car thefts in their parking lots is an example of which type of tactical response employed by the police:

A)Directed patrol
B)Making field contacts
C)Clearing cases
D)Contacting potential victims directly
E)Providing pattern information to the general public

Question 8

Using computer technology to call members of a gym after a car burglary pattern is an example of which type of tactical response employed by the police:

A)Directed patrol
B)Clearing cases
C)Making field contacts
D)Providing pattern information to the public
E)Contacting potential victims directly

Question 9

Electronically monitoring the entry of a business park is an example of which type of tactical response employed by the police:

A)Directed patrol
B)Surveillance
C)Bait operation
D)Making field contacts
E)Clearing cases

Question 10

Putting a GPS locator on a refrigerator in a residential construction site area where there is a pattern of thefts and burglaries of appliances is an example of which type of tactical response employed by the police:

A)Clearing cases
B)Making field contacts
C)Surveillance
D)Bait operation
E)Providing pattern information to the general public

Question 11

The primary way to link most person crime patterns together is:

A)By suspect actions and MO
B)By commonalities of the type of location
C)By suspect description
D)By the victims' behavior
E)By the location type of the crimes

Question 12

Putting a car with electronic monitoring equipment in an area where a car burglary pattern exists is an example of which type of tactical response employed by the police:

A)Directed patrol
B)Making field contacts
C)Surveillance
D)Bait operation
E)Clearing cases

Question 13

When conducting pattern analysis of property crime, the analysts focuses on:

A)The type of crime
B)The proximity of the crimes
C)The times of the crime
D)The suspect description
E)A, B, and C

Question 14

Officers walking around a neighborhood in which a crime pattern has occurred is an example of which type of tactical response employed by the police:

A)Random patrol
B)Contacting victims directly
C)Directed patrol
D)Making field contacts
E)Clearing cases

Question 15

The actions of the offenders) during the crime and the type of victim/place are key characteristics linking which type of crime:

A)Robbery
B)Theft from vehicle
C)Aggravated assault
D)Commercial burglary

Question 16

Providing the television stations with information about a specific pattern is an example of which type of tactical response employed by the police:

A)Clearing cases
B)Providing pattern information to the public
C)Contacting potential victims directly
D)Making field contacts

Question 17

Police responses to persons crimes typically focus on:

A)Surveillance and directed patrol
B)Crime prevention education for potential victims
C)Providing pattern information to the public
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 18

Officers driving around in their patrol vehicles a neighborhood in which a crime pattern has occurred is an example of which type of tactical response employed by the police:

A)Random patrol
B)Contacting victims directly
C)Directed patrol
D)Making field contacts
E)Clearing cases

Question 19

Police responses to property crimes typically focus on:

A)Finding and arresting the suspects)
B)Collecting DNA and other evidence
C)Directed patrol and contacting potential victims directly
D)Surveillance

Question 20

Detectives driving around in unmarked vehicles a neighborhood in which a crime pattern has occurred is an example of which type of tactical response employed by the police:

A)Random patrol
B)Contacting victims directly
C)Directed patrol
D)Making field contacts
E)Clearing cases

Question 21

The actions of the offenders) during the crime and the type of victim are key characteristics linking which type of crime:

A)Aggravated assault
B)Residential burglary
C)Auto theft
D)Sex crimes

Question 22

The type of location and method of entry are key characteristics linking which type of crime:

A)Grand theft
B)Auto theft
C)Theft from vehicle
D)Commercial burglary

Question 23

Finding a pattern based on one case is an example of induction.

Question 24

Crime patterns of theft from auto are found by linking the crimes by point and method of entry into the vehicle.

Question 25

The primary way to link most property crime patterns together is:

A)Type of crime, proximity, and time
B)Modus operandi
C)Type of property and time of the crime
D)Suspect actions and description

Question 26

The geographic proximity and time/weekday of the crime are key characteristics linking which type of crime:

A)Robbery
B)Rape
C)Theft from vehicle
D)Grand theft

Question 27

The geographic proximity, point of entry, and method of entry are characteristics most likely used for which type of crime:

A)Grand theft
B)Residential burglary
C)Auto theft
D)Theft from vehicle

Question 28

The most effective response police can do for a residential burglary pattern is directly contact potential victims in the pattern area.