Deck 10: Identifying Meaningful and Useful Patterns

Question 1

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

A)Robbery
B)Theft from vehicle
C)Aggravated assault
D)Commercial burglary

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Police responses to property crime patterns typically focus on:

A)Finding and arresting the suspect(s)
B)Collecting DNA and other evidence
C)Directed patrol and contacting potential victims directly
D)Surveillance

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Putting a stationary license plate reader in a parking lot where there is a theft from vehicle pattern is an example of which type of tactical response employed by the police:

A)Directed patrol
B)Surveillance
C)Bait operation
D)Making field contacts
E)Clearing cases

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Mary has been stalking John for a few weeks this is considered a property crime.

Question 5

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

Question 6

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:

A)Clearing cases
B)Making field contacts
C)Surveillance
D)Bait operation
E)Providing pattern information to the general public

Question 7

The most effective response police can do for a residential burglary pattern is directly contact potential victims in the pattern area.

Question 8

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:

A)Random patrol
B)Contacting victims directly
C)Directed patrol
D)Making field contacts
E)Clearing cases

Question 9

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

A)Aggravated assault
B)Residential burglary
C)Auto theft
D)Sex crimes

Question 10

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

A)Grand theft
B)Residential burglary
C)Auto theft
D)Theft from vehicle

Question 11

Pattern identification in tactical crime analysis is guided by the distinction between person crime and property crime patterns

Question 12

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:

A)Directed patrol
B)Surveillance
C)Contacting victims directly
D)Making field contacts
E)Clearing cases

Question 13

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

A)Clearing cases
B)Providing pattern information to the public
C)Contacting potential victims directly
D)Making field contacts

Question 14

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

A)Grand theft
B)Auto theft
C)Theft from vehicle
D)Commercial burglary

Question 15

The types of responses police employ for patterns are fairly straightforward and can focus on arresting and deterring offenders as well as on crime prevention

Question 16

Distributing flyers to residents about a specific pattern in their neighborhood is an example of which type of tactical response employed by the police:

A)Directed patrol
B)Making field contacts
C)Clearing cases
D)Contacting potential victims directly
E)Providing pattern information to the general public

Question 17

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:

A)Directed patrol
B)Clearing cases
C)Making field contacts
D)Providing pattern information to the public
E)Contacting potential victims directly

Question 18

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

A)Type of crime, proximity, and time
B)Modus operandi
C)Type of property and time of the crime
D)Suspect actions and description

Question 19

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

A)Assault
B)Rape
C)Theft from vehicle
D)Grand theft

Question 20

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

A)By suspect actions and MO
B)By commonalities of the type of location
C)By suspect description
D)By the victims' behavior

Question 21

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

Question 22

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

Question 23

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.

Question 24

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

Question 25

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.

Question 26

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

Question 27

Police responses to personal crimes can focus on enhancing the investigation and facilitating the arrest of the suspect(s), because the pattern will contain suspect descriptions and specific MO information

Question 28

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

Question 29

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

Question 30

Some types of responses police employ for patterns include clearing cases, bait operations, and field contacts