Exam 14: Evidence-Based and Intelligence-Led Policing

This type of policing includes some aspects of data-driven policing, COMPSTAT, and intelligence-led policing but with the specific purpose of trying to predict and prevent crime.

A ______ is a visual representation of where various crimes have occurred in a particular jurisdiction over a particular period of time.

Assess the impact of geospatial crime analysis.

Define evidence-based policing and discuss its evolution.

Geospatial crime analysis can offer general predictions about ______.

The Smart Policing Initiative was formed in 2009, when the United States Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance made funding available for police departments to create partnerships with university or college-affiliated researchers.

Using research evidence as the basis for decision-making ______.

What was first formed and named the "Smart Policing Initiative" in 2009 is now known as?

In predictive policing, the more specific the prediction, the more likely it is to be wrong.

Define and identify the four goals of predictive policing.

When police departments Incorporate technology to detect and reduce crime, it is known as a "smart policing" strategy.

Computer-aided dispatch systems include data on calls for service, traffic stops, and field interviews, and other patrol officer activities.

Predictive policing is based on the fact that most crime is ______.

______ is a management philosophy that uses data and criminal intelligence to focus enforcement activities.

Basing policy decisions on untested theories is an example of a policy decision based on assumption.

A key criticism of COMPSTAT is that it ______.

______ collects data on calls for service, traffic stops, field interviews, and other patrol officer activities.

Which of the following strategies focuses more on identifying problems rather than solving them?

When computer-aided dispatch data and records management system data are combined with geographical information systems capabilities and software, crime analysts have a wealth of data to analyze and interpret.

Given the complexity of and technical knowledge required to collect, analyze, and interpret crime data, specially trained civilians are often hired for the positions.