Question 1

Crime analysts today are concerned with all BUT the following:

Accepted Answer

A) Becoming sworn members of the police agency 
B) Availability of relevant training and education 
C) Availability of data that are adequate in both quantity and quality 
D) Ability to communicate with other crime analysts in neighboring jurisdictions 
E) Availability of adequate time to conduct their analyses 
A) Becoming sworn members of the police agency 
B) Availability of relevant training and education 
C) Availability of data that are adequate in both quantity and quality 
D) Ability to communicate with other crime analysts in neighboring jurisdictions 
E) Availability of adequate time to conduct their analyses A

Question 2

Most crime analysts today focus on tactical crime analysis and/or on providing statistical information directly to police management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Compstat and problem-oriented policing are important for the future of crime analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which is NOT true about the current state of crime analysis:

Accepted Answer

A) The discipline is still being developed 
B) Most small and medium police departments do have a crime analysis function 
C) Crime analysts can be both police officers or specially trained analysts 
D) Most crime analysts focus on criminal apprehension 
A) The discipline is still being developed 
B) Most small and medium police departments do have a crime analysis function 
C) Crime analysts can be both police officers or specially trained analysts 
D) Most crime analysts focus on criminal apprehension

Question 5

Regional crime analysis initiatives were attempted in the 1990s but failed

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

O'Shea and Nicholls 2003) found that

Accepted Answer

A) Crime analysts were primarily sworn personnel 
B) Most crime analysts focused on tactical crime analysis 
C) Police managers and officers were primarily concerned with statistics about long term trends of crime 
D) Problem analysis was pervasive in policing 
A) Crime analysts were primarily sworn personnel 
B) Most crime analysts focused on tactical crime analysis 
C) Police managers and officers were primarily concerned with statistics about long term trends of crime 
D) Problem analysis was pervasive in policing

Crime analysts today are concerned with all BUT the following:

Most crime analysts today focus on tactical crime analysis and/or on providing statistical information directly to police management.

Compstat and problem-oriented policing are important for the future of crime analysis.

Which is NOT true about the current state of crime analysis:

Regional crime analysis initiatives were attempted in the 1990s but failed

O'Shea and Nicholls 2003) found that

Crime Analysis and the Profession

Theoretical Foundations of Crime Analysis

Effectiveness of Police in Reducing Crime and the Role of Crime Analysis

Crime Analysis Process and Application

Crime Analysis Data

Geographic Data and Crime Mapping

Crime Analysis Purpose and Audience

Repeat Incidents and Tactical Data Collection

Pattern Identification Process

Identifying Meaningful and Useful Patterns

Describing, Analyzing, and Disseminating Known Patterns

Analyzing Problems: Process and Statistics

Analyzing Problems: Application of Techniques Part I

Analyzing Problems: Application of Techniques Part II

Strategic Crime Analysis Results and Dissemination

Administrative Crime Analysis

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Exam 17: Conclusions and Future Issues

Crime analysts today are concerned with all BUT the following:

Most crime analysts today focus on tactical crime analysis and/or on providing statistical information directly to police management.

Compstat and problem-oriented policing are important for the future of crime analysis.

Which is NOT true about the current state of crime analysis:

Regional crime analysis initiatives were attempted in the 1990s but failed

O'Shea and Nicholls 2003) found that

Crime Analysis and the Profession

Theoretical Foundations of Crime Analysis

Effectiveness of Police in Reducing Crime and the Role of Crime Analysis

Crime Analysis Process and Application

Crime Analysis Data

Geographic Data and Crime Mapping

Crime Analysis Purpose and Audience

Repeat Incidents and Tactical Data Collection

Pattern Identification Process

Identifying Meaningful and Useful Patterns

Describing, Analyzing, and Disseminating Known Patterns

Analyzing Problems: Process and Statistics

Analyzing Problems: Application of Techniques Part I

Analyzing Problems: Application of Techniques Part II

Strategic Crime Analysis Results and Dissemination

Administrative Crime Analysis

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