Exam 10: Identifying Meaningful and Useful Patterns

A crime analyst is able to solely take the nature of the activity into account in order to identify patterns

Analyst are able to be sure whether a particular offender has committed all crimes with the same MO characteristics

Reverse 911 is technology that allows the residents and businesses to call police in a pattern area and leave a recorded message about the crime pattern and crime prevention advice.

The actions of the offender(s)during the crime and the type of victim are key characteristics linking which type of crime:

Using a detective to portray a 12-year-old year on the internet to lure in sexual predators is an example of a bait operation

The geographic proximity, point of entry, and method of entry are characteristics most likely used for which type of crime:

The primary way to link most property crime patterns together is:

A task force stopping teens walking after curfew in a burglary pattern area is an example of which type of tactical response employed by the police:

Sex crimes patterns are identified most often in tactical crime analysis because the crimes are not as frequent as robbery and property crimes

Key characteristics for identifying commercial burglary patterns are similar to those for residential burglary patterns-type of business and proximity.

The type of location and method of entry are key characteristics linking which type of crime:

Officers in a specialized unit riding bicycles around a neighborhood in which a crime pattern has occurred is an example of which type of tactical response employed by the police:

Examination of persons' crimes focuses on linking crimes through suspect actions and description to develop hot place and hot prey patterns.

Providing the television stations with information about a specific pattern is an example of which type of tactical response employed by the police:

Using computer technology to call members of a gym after a car burglary pattern is an example of which type of tactical response employed by the police:

The actions of the offender(s)during the crime and the type of victim are key characteristics linking which type of crime:

Crime patterns of theft from auto are found by linking the crimes by point and method of entry into the vehicle.

The geographic proximity and time/weekday of the crime are key characteristics linking which type of crime:

The key characteristic for identifying a car that is a hot product is primarily based on the type of place where the type of car is located, the proximity of the thefts, and the time of occurrence.

Putting a GPS locator on a motorcycle in a parking lot where there is a pattern of stolen motorcycles is an example of which type of tactical response employed by the police: