Deck 15: Administrative Crime Analysis

Question 1

There are no differences between Administrative Crime Analysis and other kinds of crime analysis

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Administrative crime analysis focuses on the presentation of information rather than pattern identification, statistical analysis or evaluation

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The creation of a crime bulletin for departmental use is an example of administrative crime analysis

Answer 3

True

Question 4

By definition, administrative crime analysis has to do with the presentation of interesting findings of crime research and analysis based on legal, political and practical concerns to inform audiences within the police administration, the city government or the city council and citizens

Question 5

Administrative crime analysis is all about solving crimes and determining crime trends

Question 6

As a type of crime analysis, administrative crime analysis can include a wide variety of techniques and products

Question 7

Administrative crime analysis exists to support a police agency's efforts in planning, community relations and funding

Question 8

The purpose of administrative crime analysis is to support a police agency's efforts in planning, community relations and funding

Question 9

One of the processes and techniques of administrative crime analysis is jail staffing analysis

Question 10

The various audiences for administrative crime analyst's reports are police executives, city council, media, citizens and neighborhood groups.

Question 11

In order to put together some types of reports, the administrative crime analyst may need to use qualitative methods

Question 12

An administrative crime analyst would never use GIS technology

Question 13

Based on presentations developed by administrative crime analysts can do much to communicate important information to citizens

Question 14

Among the differences between administrative crime analysis and the other types of crime analysis is that administrative crime analysis focuses on the ______________ of information.

A) Analysis
B) Presentation
C) Creative spinning
D) Hiding

Question 15

The presentation of interesting findings of crime research and analysis is one of the goals of ______________.

A) Tactical crime analysis
B) Strategic crime analysis
C) Operations crime analysis
D) Administrative crime analysis

Question 16

As As a type of crime analysis, administrative crime analysis can include a wide variety of techniques and products, performed both ______________ .

A) Regularly and on request
B) In and out of the police station
C) Late at night and early in the morning
D) Colorful and drab

Question 17

The techniques and products produced by administrative crime analysts may include statistics, data printouts, maps and _______.

A) Comic books
B) Video games
C) Charts
D) Expensive brochures

Question 18

The purposes of administrative crime analysis include supporting a police agency's efforts in planning, ______________ and funding.

A) Community relations
B) Raising the chief's salary
C) Pointing the finger at the city council
D) Political propaganda

Question 19

Processes and techniques of administrative crime analysis include districting and redistricting analysis,______________ patrol staffing analysis, and resource deployment for special events.

A) Planning police officer retirement parties
B) Arresting local drug dealers
C) Cost-benefit analysis
D) Planning Police-firemen field days

Question 20

The audience for the report of an administrative crime analyst can be police executives, city council, media, citizens and ______________ .

A) Congress
B) Neighborhood groups
C) Teenage gangs
D) Fortune 500 companies

Question 21

Although a great deal of the data that administrative crime analysts may use in preparing reports and presentations may come from the data contained in police files, ______________is often useful.

A) The National Archives
B) High school surveys
C) Letters to the Editor
D) Qualitative information

Question 22

In order to put together a more comprehensive report, the analyst may need to use qualitative methods such as interviews, focus groups, researching archived newspaper stories or ______________.

A) Reading public email forums or blogs by local residents
B) Listening to national radio talk shows
C) Researching Facebook posts by teenagers
D) Recording private conversations

Question 23

Using GIS technology, the crime analyst can educate the public with visual information to clarify crime concerns and _______.

A) Win over cop haters
B) Pacify liberals
C) Enlist community action
D) Raise funds

Question 24

Police departments, with presentations developed by administrative crime analysts, can do much to communicate important information to ______________ .

A) Seniors in assisted living facilities
B) Citizens
C) Foreign governments
D) Hostile politicians