Deck 5: Police Records Management Systems

Question 1

The term "Enterprise Database" refers to:

A) A special database designed for a specialized application
B) A workgroup application
C) A database containing modules, files and data to which everyone in the organization needs access
D) None of the above

Answer 1

C

Question 2

RMS is the acronym many police agencies use that stands for:

A) Read Memory System
B) Read-only Memory System
C) Real-time Memory System
D) Record Management System

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A Master Name Index (MNI) is a core component of:

A) An RMS system
B) A CAD system
C) A JMS system
D) An AFIS system

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Phonetically searching a name field is known to criminal justice agencies as conducting a:

A) Soundex search
B) Alphabetical search
C) Routine search
D) None of the above

Question 5

Which of the following modules is not part of a police department's Enterprise Database:

A) Incident Module
B) MNI
C) Property and Evidence Module
D) MLI

Question 6

Vendors who provide software to criminal justice agencies allow for customization through the use of:

A) Visual Basic
B) Visual C++ programs
C) Software tools
D) Code tables and report generation software

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT part of the three major indices found in an RMS?

A) MLI
B) MNI
C) MVI
D) MPI

Question 8

Early RMS systems were built on:

A) Client Server Architectures
B) Personal Computing Architecture
C) Networked computing architectures
D) Host Based Mainframe Architectures

Question 9

The MVI tracks

A) Vehicle hazards
B) A vehicles involvements with the police department
C) Only vehicles associated with an arrested person
D) None of the above

Question 10

The arrest module, which is part of the RMS system typically includes the following components:

A) Physical description of the arrestee
B) Method of Operation
C) Known Associates
D) All of the above

Question 11

The database used to verify street addresses in RMS systems is known as a:

A) address guide
B) Geofile
C) MSAG
D) none of the above

Question 12

Data that everyone in the organization needs access to is part of:

A) Work group applications
B) Enterprise database
C) None of the Above
D) both of the above

Question 13

The MNI typically has linkages to which of the following modules:

A) Arrest module
B) FI module
C) Traffic module
D) All of the above plus any other module that includes a name

Question 14

An RMS performs as a:

A) Workflow Management System
B) An investigative management system
C) A workgroup application
D) All of the above

Question 15

UCR, as it relates to criminal justice, is the acronym for:

A) Uniform Crime Report
B) Unified Crime Report
C) Uniform Crime Registration
D) Unified Crime Registration

Question 16

NIBRS is typically a by-product of an RMS.

Question 17

An involvement files is not part of an MNI.

Question 18

NYCIIS/NameSearch is a Soundex routine best known for its ability to handle Hispanic sir names.

Question 19

Field Interview Reports are not part of the RMS.

Question 20

A Calls for Service Module is part of an RMS.

Question 21

Juvenile modules are considered part of a workgroup application in most RMS systems.

Question 22

Known Associates are typically linked to Arrest of Juvenile Modules.

Question 23

Citations are not part of an RMS.

Question 24

Some agencies are moving towards the use of Tablet PCs.

Question 25

UCR captures more information about crimes than NIBRS.