Deck 7: Crime Analysis Purpose and Audience

Question 1

Which type of audience in the crime analysis typology refers to mid-level police managers?

A)Operational personnel
B)Management personnel
C)Command personnel
D)Civilian personnel

Answer 1

B

Question 2

A daily roll call report that contains analytical results as well as direction for officer response for that shift is an example of which purpose, problem type and audience?

A)Crime reduction, immediate, command
B)Crime reduction, short-term, management
C)Crime reduction, immediate, operational
D)Situational awareness, immediate, operational

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Analysis results for crime reduction are

A)Created to report facts
B)Created to present conclusions about what the facts mean
C)Created with the intention of guiding police in implementing specific strategies for crime reduction
D)None of the above

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Crime analysts are needed to conduct the majority of analysis related to guiding crime reduction responses by police.

Question 5

A list of calls for service occurring at an apartment complex in one day is an example of which purpose, problem type, and audience?

A)Situational awareness, immediate, command
B)Situational awareness, long-term, operational
C)Situational awareness, immediate, operational
D)Crime reduction, immediate, management

Question 6

A report with the aggregate counts of robberies by beat for the last week is an example of which purpose, problem type and audience?

A)Situational awareness, short-term, operational
B)Situational awareness, short-term, management
C)Crime reduction, short-term, management
D)Crime reduction, immediate, operational

Question 7

The crime analysis results typology helps crime analysts organize the data they use for crime analysis.

Question 8

Which of the following is not a type of problem in the crime analysis results typology?

A)Immediate problems
B)Short-term problems
C)Compound problems
D)Long-term problems

Question 9

The two distinct purposes of crime analysis results within the crime analysis typology are:

A)Apprehend criminals and evaluate crime prevention programs
B)Facilitate data entry and guide offender apprehension
C)Guide crime reduction and aid situational awareness
D)Reduce opportunities and increase effort

Question 10

Which type of audience in the crime analysis typology refers chief or sheriff, deputy chiefs, majors, and in some cases captains?

A)Operational personnel
B)Management personnel
C)Command personnel
D)Civilian personnel

Question 11

A chart depicting the crime rate comparison for the city and the state over the last 20 years is an example of which purpose, problem type and audience?

A)Situational awareness, long-term, command
B)Crime reduction, long-term, command
C)Situational awareness, immediate, command
D)Situational awareness, short-term, management

Question 12

Which type of audience in the crime analysis typology refers to line-level officers and first-line supervisors?

A)Operational personnel
B)Management personnel
C)Command personnel
D)Civilian personnel

Question 13

Information provided to a variety of audiences for situational awareness should be automated as much as possible.

Question 14

Which typically requires a simple search of a database, and the creation of a list or a map?

A)Crime patterns analysis
B)Short-term problem analysis
C)Crime reduction
D)Situational awareness

Question 15

A map and list of cases showing a pattern of related burglaries in a commercial district over two weeks is an example of which purpose, problem type and audience?

A)Situational awareness, short-term, operational
B)Crime reduction, long-term, operational
C)Crime reduction, short term, management
D)Situational awareness, long-term, management

Question 16

The three components of the Crime Analysis Results Typology are category of problem, purpose of crime analysis, and types of internal police audience.

Question 17

Situational awareness is the development of a perception of an individual

Question 18

A chart showing the amount of crime on year before and after a crime prevention response is an example of which purpose, problem type and audience?

A)Crime reduction, short-term, command
B)Crime reduction, long-term, command
C)Crime reduction, immediate, management
D)Situational awareness, long-term, command

Question 19

Which type of audience in the crime analysis typology refers to lieutenants and in some cases captains?

A)Operational personnel
B)Management personnel
C)Command personnel
D)Civilian personnel

Question 20

Which type of audience in the crime analysis typology refers officers and sergeants?

A)Operational personnel
B)Management personnel
C)Command personnel
D)Civilian personnel

Question 21

Crime reduction analysis results may lead police to a range of possible strategies that can be implemented to address problems.

Question 22

Crime analysis information is created to report facts and present conclusions about what the facts mean, how they are related to other issues, or why they are occurring

Question 23

Identifying apartment complexes that have the highest number of parties over the last 6 months is an example of situational awareness.

Question 24

A list or map of all juveniles currently on probation in the jurisdiction is an example of situational awareness analysis results

Question 25

Police are able to implement random routine traffic stops at certain times where drunk driving cases were high in a particular area due to the results of crime reduction analysis on other areas with the same characteristics.

Question 26

Gang activity related to homicides in cities such as Chicago are considered a long-term problems

Question 27

Lieutenants are line-level officers that are considered operational personnel.

Question 28

A map showing areas in which a specific type of crime has increased or decreased before and after a particular police strategy was implemented is an example of crime reduction analysis

Question 29

Problems considered "short-term" are isolated incidents that occur and are resolved within a few days.