Exam 6: Crime, Disorder, And Quality-of-life Issues: Responding To The Call

MATCHING Each item may be matched only once. Select the best match. -documents who has had control of evidence from the time it is discovered until it is presented in court

Officers should always arrive on a scene with their lights and sirens on to warn the public a crime may be in progress.

One of the most important challenges is reducing violent attacks against homeless people,which data indicate have increased substantially over the past decade.

Many of those who are mentally ill are also homeless as a result of the deinstitutionalization that occurred in the 1960s and 1970s.

Which of the following statements regarding the homeless is not true?

List and discuss the differences between UCR,NIBRS,and NCVS.

Law enforcement managers formerly used pushpins to track crime in their jurisdictions; today many agencies use

The most dangerous hostage situation is usually one involving terrorists.

The first officer to arrive at a crime scene automatically incurs the responsibility of securing the scene from unauthorized intrusion or other contamination.

Property crimes most commonly yield evidence such as

The first two hours of any hostage incident are usually the safest,after which tension and stress build and danger increases.

Discuss officer suicide,including triggers,reasons why the number of actual officer suicides is believed to be higher,and the advantages and disadvantages negotiators face when attempting to talk to a suicidal officer.

________________ include rowdiness,abandoned buildings,and graffiti.

The _______________ distinguishes between attempted and completed crimes.

All of the following are variables affecting the way officers respond to calls about committed crimes except

Geographic information systems,or GIS,

CompStat began in

The _____________ began on Wall Street in 2011 as a protest of the unprecedented and deepening inequality between corporate leaders and the vast majority of employees beneath them.

Violent crimes frequently yield evidence such as blood,hair,fibers,and fingerprints.

A study of the relationship between television news coverage of crime and viewers' fear of crime found those who watched the most local news reported the highest levels of fear of crime.