Deck 9: Extemal Systems

Question 1

Under the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) Hierarchy Rule, only the most only the most serious crime is reported.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Police officers might access two broad classifications of records - public records and investigative records.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The National Crime Information Center is strictly a federal level database. Local agencies have no control over the records.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Uniformed Crime Reports are the only source of information that should be considered in the analysis of crime trends.

Question 5

Uniform Crime Report data comes interview of victims of crime.

Question 6

Relational databases have elements that are filled with information called values.

Question 7

The Regional Information Sharing System uses a secure Internet connection to provide a network that connects six regional centers and member agencies.

Question 8

Requirements for obtaining driver's licenses are uniform from state to state.

Question 9

The beginnings of commercial databases can be found in the history of catalog sales.

Question 10

Birth, death, marriage and arrest records are all public records.

Question 11

That National Crime Information Center (NCIC) receives information from the various Control Terminal Agencies (CTA). The CTAs use the ________ in order to determine if an arrest record for an offender exists.

A) Interstate Offender Index (IOI)
B) National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
C) Interstate Identification Index (III)
D) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Question 12

National Crime Information Center 2000 (NCIC 2000) provides local users with the ________ necessary to run the system. However, the local users are required to purchase the ________.

A) software; license
B) software; hardware
C) hardware; license
D) hardware; software

Question 13

The National Crime Information Center 2000 (NCIC 2000) has reduced fingerprint and ________ information to digital format.

A) crime report
B) arrest report
C) evidence
D) photographic

Question 14

Local agencies should consider developing ________ and ________ so that National Crime Information Center 2000 (NCIC 2000) digital capabilities are used legally and safely.

A) protocols; systems
B) protocols; rules
C) protocols; field tactics
D) protocols; structures

Question 15

Uniformed Crime Reports (UCR) are ________ and ________ statistics collected about nationwide crime trends.

A) voluntary; self-reported
B) voluntary; research
C) mandatory; research
D) mandatory; self-reported

Question 16

The statistics collected by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and reported in the Uniformed Crime Reports (UCR) are classified as ________ and ________ crimes.

A) Part I; Part II
B) local; federal
C) felony; misdemeanor
D) Part A; Part B

Question 17

Information about nationwide crime trends is also provided by the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics in their ________.

A) National White Collar Crime Survey (NWCCS)
B) National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
C) Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)
D) National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)

Question 18

The ________ states that only the most serious crime is reported to the Uniformed Crime Reports (UCR).

A) National Reporting Rule
B) Serious Crime Rule
C) Felony Crime Rule
D) Hierarchy Rule

Question 19

With ________ you would only see all bank robberies that occurred in a large urban jurisdiction. You would not be able to see the differences between those robberies. With ________ you would see the different aspects, or elements of the crimes like the weapon used.

A) National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS); National White Collar Crime Survey (NWCCS)
B) Uniform Crime Reports (UCR); National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
C) National White Collar Crime Survey (NWCCS); National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
D) National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS); Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)

Question 20

Generally, private firms that buy and sell personal information to government organizations and the public do not report ________.

A) death records
B) credit history
C) Census Bureau information
D) birth records

Question 21

What is the agency that inputs and manages information in NCIC called? Generally, it is a larger municipal, county or state law enforcement agency.

A) NCIC 2000
B) Control Terminal Agency (CTA)
C) National Tracing Center (NTC)
D) Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS)

Question 22

A computerized index of criminal justice information (i.e., criminal record history information, fugitives, stolen properties, missing persons). It is available to Federal, state, and local law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies and is operational 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, describes what agency?

A) National Drug Pointer Index (NDPIX)
B) National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
C) National White Collar Crime Center (NWCCC)
D) Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS)

Question 23

Which of the following would not be considered a public record?

A) Death
B) Marriage
C) Birth
D) Arrest

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT a reason that external records are often more extensive than agency records?

A) Small agencies may not have the resources to maintain large or extensive databases.
B) Internal records are more accurate.
C) Offenders move across jurisdictional lines.
D) Many crimes are complex and cross jurisdictional.

Question 25

Which of the following is a pointer system for suspected drug offenders under investigation?

A) National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
B) Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
C) National Drug Pointer Index (NDPIX)
D) National Tracing Center (NTC)

Question 26

If a local police officer was investigating an explosive device he or she could contact what agency for assistance in locating the origin of the explosive material?

A) National Tracing Center (NTC)
B) National White Collar Crime Center (NWCCC)
C) National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
D) Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS)

Question 27

A database that cross references past and current investigations is often referred to as:

A) a regional clearinghouse
B) a pointer system
C) an open source
D) an offender database

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT information that is maintained by a state or local government agency?

A) Professional Licenses
B) Credit Histories
C) Birth Records
D) Voter Registration

Question 29

Which of the NOT true about National Crime Victimization Survey(NCVS):

A) It does not collect information about crimes against children.
B) It does not collect information about homicides.
C) It surveys victims about crimes.
D) It interviews business as well as households.

Question 30

Both the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) can be used for all of the following, except:

A) Criminal Justice Research
B) Field Situations
C) Long-term Planning
D) Budgeting