Deck 8: Repeat Incidents and Tactical Data Collection

Question 1

Repeat incidents occur more frequently than individual incidents.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The purpose of a repeat incident location report is to:

A)Analyze all calls for service activity
B)Conduct statistics on the times and days of the incidents
C)Identify addresses with short-term repetitive activity
D)To respond to patterns of activity

Answer 2

C

Question 3

A type of data in which patrol officers in the field capture from incidents where there is not enough probable cause to take a police report, but additional information about the incident, the person, or a vehicle is worth collecting:

A)FO cards
B)Intelligence information
C)Field information
D)Patrol investigation data

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Repeat incident reports are distributed on a monthly basis.

Question 5

When analyzing data on repeat incidents, a police agency would select the type of report and type of calls for services to consider as repeats based on all of the following EXCEPT:

A)The nature of activity occurring in the jurisdiction
B)The environment which the crime has been allegedly committed
C)Call for service codes
D)Incidents that are important for crime reduction

Question 6

How many calls at one address typically make up a repeat incident?

A)Three in four weeks
B)Five in seven weeks
C)Ten in one week
D)None of the above

Question 7

All of the following are types of field information important in pattern analysis except:

A)Suspicious persons
B)Suspicious vehicles
C)Persons who locked their keys in their car
D)Individuals with unique scars, marks, or tattoos

Question 8

Modus operandi (MO)is:

A)A Latin term meaning "mode of the crime"
B)A Latin term meaning literally "method of procedure"
C)A description of why the crime occurred
D)A description of the offender's motivation

Question 9

Which of these statements does NOT describe a repeat incident?

A)A single incident that has occurred in a particular place
B)The incidents are similar in nature
C)The incidents have typically happened at the same place
D)The incidents have occurred typically by the same person

Question 10

Which type of crime is least likely to be examined in tactical crime analysis?

A)Theft from vehicle
B)Commercial burglary
C)Domestic assault
D)Residential burglary
E)Robbery

Question 11

A repeat call for service report shows that 234 East Maple Avenue, a single-family residence, has had two calls for a disturbance; one for a fight and another for a loud noise in the last 2 weeks.In a follow-up, an officer talks to the residents as well as to the other police officers who initially responded to the calls.Which kind of data did the officer collect?

A)Quantitative Data
B)CAD
C)Qualitative Data
D)He was not able to collect any data at all

Question 12

Three women repeatedly engage in suspicious activity at a specific location.Which source of field information would be considered most relevant for this problem.

A)Persons warned for trespassing
B)Suspicious persons
C)Suspicious vehicles
D)Individuals with unique, scar, marks, or tattoos

Question 13

Police personnel use repeat incident reports to identify repeat offenders.

Question 14

A person who was seen committing the crime or about whom there is enough evidence to believe he or she committed the crime:

A)Mention
B)Sex offender
C)Suspect
D)Known offender

Question 15

A person who has been convicted, not just arrested, for any crime other than a sex offense is called a:

A)Mention
B)Investigative lead
C)Sex offender
D)Known offender

Question 16

Vehicles may be used in the commission a crime for all of the following ways except:

A)Transportation to and from crime locations
B)Weapons
C)Methods of entry
D)Stolen vehicle

Question 17

Which type of data is used to identify repeat incident locations?

A)Crime reports
B)Calls for service
C)Arrests
D)UCR

Question 18

Tactical crime analysis primarily uses calls for service data for analysis.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of Modus operandi (MO):

A)Point of entry
B)Method of entry
C)Suspect's actions
D)Suspect's description

Question 20

Tactical crime analysis seeks to identify patterns of crimes including burglary and robbery.

Question 21

A burglar breaks into multiple houses by entering from the roof.This is an example of modus operandi.

Question 22

Field information is collected on suspicious persons, suspicious vehicles, persons warned for trespassing, and individuals with unique scars, marks, or tattoos.

Question 23

Vandalism to a car is considered information on the nature of the vehicle

Question 24

Two considerations factored in the development of a repeat incident report include the type of data used and the temporal length of the data.

Question 25

Silver 2007 Honda accord is official information on a vehicle.

Question 26

It is necessary for a crime analyst, when identifying repeat incidents, to develop the report from which a list of known locations where crimes have occurred.

Question 27

The data about a vehicle involved in a crime typically include a description of the vehicle, the name and address of the person who owns the vehicle, their physical description, and a description of their physical condition at the time of the crime.

Question 28

Tactical crime analysts examine information about the crime incident, the persons involved in the crime, and vehicles involved in the crime.

Question 29

Facial hair description is considered a static physical condition

Question 30

Name of investigator is important in understanding data on persons involved in the crime.