Exam 14: Evidence-Based and Intelligence-Led Policing

Because of the "accountability" aspect of COMPSTAT, some police officers may have an incentive to manipulate crime data to appear as though crime has been reduced.

Define intelligence-led policing and describe how it differs from geospatial crime analysis.

______ involves the automated recording and plotting of criminal incidents on detailed computerized maps.

Intelligence-led policing and data-driven policing are the same thing.

What are the limitations of intelligence-led policing?

Geospatial crime analysis has proven to be the most effective crime reduction strategy available to law enforcement.

The most important consideration in police policy-making ______.

When police leaders use departmental data to make informed decisions about how their police department should best operate, particularly as it relates to the policies and strategies of the department, it is called ______.

A major benefit of Intelligence-led policing is that it does not require the expensive analytical software required by data-driven policing.

When data analyzed focus on where crimes occur, it is often referred to as ______.