Deck 5: Crime Analysis Data

Question 1

Data about the geographic features associated with crime and other activity into geographic information systems for analysis purposes.

A)Geographic information systems
B)Image data
C)Geographic data
D)Tabular data

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Tabular data linked to the original crime report in which the unit of analysis is an arrest.

A)Crime incidents
B)Arrests
C)Calls for service
D)Accidents

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is a rectangular table of variables and units from which data have been collected that are organized into rows and columns?

A)Database
B)Data
C)Data matrix
D)Data file

Answer 3

C

Question 4

This database contains information about all individuals involved in criminal incidents, including witnesses, victims, investigative leads, suspects, and arrestees.

A)Property database
B)Vehicle database
C)Persons database
D)Field information database
E)Traffic database

Question 5

Tabular data used in crime analysis that come from crime reports taken by police officers or other police personnel.

A)Crime incidents
B)Arrests
C)Calls for service
D)Accidents

Question 6

All are examples of primary data except:

A)Observation data of drug corners
B)Focus group data
C)Video surveillance tapes
D)Geographic data of student pathways to school

Question 7

A database is

A)A way in which data are measured.
B)A collection of data that have been organized for the purposes of retrieval, searching, and analysis through a computer.
C)The main repository of a police agency's data
D)A rectangular table or grid) of information

Question 8

Which is NOT an example of primary data collection:

A)Interviewing store clerks about a shoplifting problem
B)A neighborhood survey that asks about burglary prevention behavior
C)Information about informal networks of gangs in the city
D)Crime report narratives

Question 9

Data collected specifically for the purposes of the analysis at hand.

A)Secondary data
B)Primary data
C)Geographic data
D)Tabular data

Question 10

Primary data collection is

A)Data from crime reports, calls for service, and arrests
B)Collected by police officers through interviews with suspects in the field
C)Information collected specifically for problem analysis
D)All of the above

Question 11

This database contains information about vehicles stolen, recovered, or used in the commission of crimes.

A)Property database
B)Vehicle database
C)Persons database
D)Field information database
E)Traffic database

Question 12

All are typical examples of secondary data except:

A)Crime report data
B)Accident report data
C)Calls for service data
D)Victim interview data

Question 13

Tabular data representing calls to the police department to which an officer responds.

A)Crime incidents
B)Arrests
C)Calls for service
D)Accidents

Question 14

Which is a consideration for crime analysis data?

A)Crime analysts deal primarily with reported activity
B)Local and federal crime data standards vary
C)Calls for service data should not be used to study crime problems
D)All of the above

Question 15

This database contains information about types of property that have been stolen, found, or used in the commission of crimes.

A)Property database
B)Vehicle database
C)Persons database
D)Field information database
E)Traffic database

Question 16

Data that have been collected previously; such data are typically housed in electronic databases.

A)Secondary data
B)Primary data
C)Geographic data
D)Database

Question 17

Which is NOT secondary tabular data typically examined in crime analysis?

A)Crime incidents
B)Arrests
C)Calls for service
D)Convictions

Question 18

Two different types of calls for service are

A)Citizen and complaints
B)Citizen and officer generated
C)Accident and arrest
D)Self-initiated and crime calls

Question 19

This type of data is collected on vehicle stops and moving violation tickets.

A)Property database
B)Vehicle database
C)Persons database
D)Field information database
E)Traffic database

Question 20

This information is collected when an officer determines that a crime report is not necessary, but the agency would like to document the incident outside of the call-for-service record.

A)Property database
B)Vehicle database
C)Persons database
D)Field information database
E)Traffic database

Question 21

A system created to maintain and store geographic data.

A)Computer hardware
B)Records management system
C)Computer aided dispatch
D)Geographic data system

Question 22

Which software is used in crime analysis for data collation and analysis?

A)Spreadsheet Software
B)Graphics Software
C)Publishing Software
D)A and C

Question 23

A call for service is defined when an officer is dispatched to an incident or discovers an incident him- or herself.

Question 24

Tabular data describe events that are inherently geographic but that may contain geographic variables.

Question 25

The following is a highly specialized system that uses telecommunications and geographic display to support police dispatch and response functions:

A)Computer hardware
B)Records management system
C)Computer-aided dispatch
D)Geographic data system

Question 26

Crime analysts most frequently use four types of secondary data: data on crime incidents, arrests, calls for service, and convictions.

Question 27

Which is a combination of hardware and software that uses satellite technology to provide the latitude and longitude of particular locations?

A)Database management software DBMS)
B)Global positioning system GPS)
C)Geographic information system GIS)
D)Statistical software SPSS)

Question 28

The hardware used in crime analysis is very specialized and is not similar to that used in other disciplines.

Question 29

A data entry and storage system designed especially for police records.

A)Computer hardware
B)Records management system
C)Computer aided dispatch
D)Geographic data system

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT a data integrity concern in crime analysis?

A)Data should accurately reflect the concepts they are intended to measure
B)The data obtained should be at least one week old to ensure data quality
C)Data should record the same measurements in repeated observations
D)Information and individuals represented within the data should be protected/confidential.

Question 31

Which software consists of crime and geographic data with specific location or area geographic identifiers and has the capacity to store, manipulate, analyze, display, and query geographic data for the purpose of generating maps?

A)Database management software DBMS)
B)Global positioning system GPS)
C)Geographic information system GIS)
D)Statistical software SPSS)

Question 32

Which software's primary purpose is to allow users to enter, store, and modify data in and extract data from a database?

A)Database management software DBMS)
B)Global positioning system GPS)
C)Geographic information system GIS)
D)Statistical software SPSS)

Question 33

Accident or crash) data are typically recorded in standardized ways dictated by state laws.

Question 34

Crime analysts obtain secondary data from three main kinds of data collection and storage systems: computer-aided dispatch systems, records management systems, and geographic data systems.

Question 35

Which software is NOT used in crime analysis for dissemination?

A)Word Processing Software
B)Spreadsheet Software
C)Statistical Software
D)Presentation Software