Deck 7: Criminal Intelligence and Surveillance Operations

Question 1

Which best describes the goal of the RISS projects?

A)To ensure a systematic method for data collection and target selection
B)To provide tactical intelligence information to guide decision making
C)To create a nationwide,strategic plan for intelligence collation
D)To aid state and local law enforcement agencies in sharing criminal intelligence

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What is the final stage of the intelligence process?

A)Analysis
B)Flowcharting
C)Dissemination of information
D)Data collection

Answer 2

C

Question 3

A technique designed to show relationships between individuals and organizations,using a graphical visual design is called:

A)link analysis.
B)flowcharting.
C)visualization.
D)diagramming.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The purpose of _____ is to make fragmented information flow in a logical sequence and make it purposeful to the user.

A)data collection
B)analysis
C)target selection
D)dissemination

Question 5

Which of the following tactics is most successful both in the prevention of terrorism and in the prevention of other illegal activities?

A)Imposing harsher punishments
B)Increasing security at every level of society
C)Decreasing emergency response times
D)Increasing and improving intelligence gathering efforts

Question 6

Which best explains the utility of an investigation target?

A) The value or worth of the investigation's findings if successful
B)The amount of money the state will save by prosecuting the criminal
C)The length of sentence the criminal will probably receive
D)The heinousness of the criminal's activities

Question 7

Satellite surveillance refers to the use of:

A)moonlight on clear nights.
B)the positions of stars and the tracking of criminal suspects.
C)starlight scopes.
D)GPS technology.

Question 8

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a valid surveillance activity?

A)Electronic eavesdropping
B)Examination of subject/suspects garbage
C)Use of lineup
D)Robot (automatic)cameras

Question 9

Which is the first step in the intelligence gathering process?

A)Target selection
B)Collection
C)Dissemination
D)Collation and analysis

Question 10

Which of the following is true regarding the nature of the criminal intelligence function?

A)The patrol division is especially useful in conducting covert intelligence activities.
B)Overt intelligence collection is more commonly done during undercover operations.
C)Typically,the role of intelligence personnel is to receive information from line personnel,not to deliver information to them.
D) Covert methods include the use of surveillance equipment,undercover officers,and informants.

Question 11

How are criminal and intelligence functions different?

A)Intelligence personnel tend to use deductive logic while criminal personnel tend to use inductive logic.
B)Criminal investigations tend to be proactive in nature while intelligence ones are reactive.
C) Intelligence files generally are closed while criminal files generally are open.
D)Criminal personnel are staff functions while intelligence personnel are line functions.

Question 12

Which best describes the collation process?

A)Listing the names of criminals in various crimes
B)Providing information to different agencies
C)Comparing data by designing charts in sequence
D)Deleting data that is not relevant to the objective

Question 13

Which type of intelligence provides investigators with a tool for long-range planning?

A)Tactical
B)Strategic
C)Distance
D)Future

Question 14

Surveillance is a process that allows investigators to:

A)make arrests.
B)work undercover.
C)pay an informant by using secret funds.
D) observe a suspect without arousing his/her suspicions.

Question 15

Which of the following is a method of surveillance?

A)Fixed surveillance
B)Foot surveillance
C)Vehicle surveillance
D) All of the above.

Question 16

A technique that demonstrates a chain of events or activities over a period of time is called:

A)link analysis.
B)flowcharting.
C)streaming.
D)diagramming.

Question 17

The public rejection of electronic eavesdropping most likely originates in:

A)a fear of disclosure of hidden crimes.
B)aversion to an invasion of privacy.
C)a lack of knowledge of electronics.
D)the opinion that it is a "dirty business."

Question 18

Which illegal activities are the LEAST to be the targets of an intelligence operation?

A)Drug trafficking
B)Sexual Assault,vandalism,and theft
C)Pornography,prostitution,and gambling
D)Fraud and extortion

Question 19

The "core area" of police intelligence process is:

A)review.
B)analysis-interpretation.
C)dissemination.
D)collection.

Question 20

Information should NOT be gathered about which of the following organizations?

A)Organizations that advocate the use of violence to affect the government
B)Organizations that possess chemical weapons for unlawful purposes
C)Organizations that have unusual political views but do not present a clear and present danger
D)Organizations that finance violent or unlawful activity.

Question 21

Each state in the United States is its own RISS region.

Question 22

Event flow analysis is the most commonly used method of investigating drug kingpins.

Question 23

_____ intelligence provides the investigator with a tool for long-range planning.

Question 24

The collection gathering stage of the intelligence process is the final stage and is where the process most likely breaks down.

Question 25

Intelligence operations should not be used to gather information about people solely because of their political views.

Question 26

The leapfrogging technique is used for following persons under surveillance who are either on foot or in vehicles.

Question 27

The U.S.Supreme Court has ruled that law enforcement officers may constitutionally break and enter to install listening devices.

Question 28

Intelligence files should never be purged.

Question 29

The U.S.Supreme Court has established that eavesdropping and other forms of audio surveillance may be conducted in public places without a warrant.

Question 30

The single or "one-man surveillance" is the most difficult because the suspect must be kept in view at all times and close contact is required by the officer.

Question 31

A device that electronically signals the location of automobiles,or other objects to which it is affixed,is known as a bumper beeper and its use has been prohibited by the courts.

Question 32

_____information collection includes personal interaction with people,many of whom are witnesses,victims,and even suspects.

Question 33

The dissemination stage of the intelligence process is the process that most commonly breaks down.

Question 34

The RISS projects are funded on a yearly basis by the United States Congress.

Question 35

Whenever possible,the surveillance car should be occupied by more than one officer.

Question 36

Covert information collection is the most common form of intelligence collection and includes a process known as intelligence gathering.

Question 37

To make sense out of the multitudes of information,a process known as data description and integration is used.

Question 38

A flowchart illustrates an activity at a single point in time.

Question 39

______information collection methods include the use of surveillance equipment,undercover officers,and informants.

Question 40

The primary purpose of the RISS projects is to provide the means to share criminal intelligence among member agencies.

Question 41

You have been working with a local police department that makes use of their aviation unit's helicopter to conduct thermal imaging operations in seeking out drugs in your community.Discuss and determine why you would choose to ask this organization for assistance with locating marijuana growing in your community.

Question 42

_______ files are criminal information developed for the purpose of making an arrest and gaining a conviction in a court of law.

Question 43

_____ intelligence targets criminal activity considered to be of immediate importance to the investigator.

Question 44

_____ is the secret or clandestine collecting and evaluation of information about crime and criminals not normally available to investigators.

Question 45

_____ analysis is a technique designed to show relationships between individuals and organizations,using a graphical visual design.
*Link

Question 46

_____ is the stage of intelligence process in which information is shared with other law enforcement agencies.

Question 47

Matching
Locate the correct matches from Column 1 to Column 2

Question 48

You are preparing to conduct a surveillance operation and will need to be prepared.Determine what information you should have or attempt to obtain prior to conducting the actual surveillance.

Question 49

The surveillance operation can produce a great deal of needed information for the investigator.Discuss what detailed information can accomplish for the investigator.

Question 50

Your textbook identifies many items that surveillance officers should possess within their "Surveillance Kit Checklist." Identify a minimum of five of these items.

Question 51

Intelligence files are ______ files.

Question 52

_____ demonstrates a chain of events or activities over a period of time.