Deck 11: Describing, Analyzing, and Disseminating Known Patterns

Question 1

It is important to describe every case's suspect and vehicle description in the final pattern bulletin.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The most appropriate method for examining five car burglaries is:

A)Exact time series analysis
B)Exact time of day/day of week analysis
C)Exact date: Intervals between events
D)Weighted time span analysis

Answer 2

D

Question 3

There are several types of tactical bulletins, including pattern bulletins, persons bulletins, and property bulletins.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The most appropriate way to show the spatial and temporal progression of a pattern is:

A)Graduated size point map
B)Single symbol map
C)Graduated color point map
D)Single symbol map

Question 5

The most appropriate type of map for a robbery series is:

A)Graduated size point map
B)Single symbol map
C)Graduated area map
D)Density map

Question 6

The most appropriate time series method for examining a pattern of ten robberies is:

A)Exact time series analysis
B)Exact day of the week analysis
C)Exact time of day/day of week analysis
D)Weighted time span analysis

Question 7

Crime pattern bulletins include a title, summary, list of cases, map, and time series analysis.

Question 8

Components of a crime pattern bulletin include all of the following except:

A)A matrix of key variables of cases in the pattern
B)A map
C)The names of the officers who took the reports
D)A time series chart

Question 9

In pattern bulletins, maps with lines between the points typically indicate the offender's path of travel.

Question 10

Patterns are often found by linking MO factors alone.

Question 11

Weighted time span computes

A)The number of cases per hour of the day
B)The percentage of hours that the cases fall
C)Each hour within a time span as a proportion of that time span
D)Each hour is added together for each case