Chapter 13 Crime Mapping and Analysis

A crime analyst's job may include ______.

• identifying factors contributing to a crime pattern

• preparing evidence for the private sector

• retrieving the evidence from property

• securing the evidence

Mapping crime geographically is now a major ______ in crime analysis.

• problem

• command decision

• indispensable tool

• burden

The primary purposes of crime analysis are to do all of the following EXCEPT.

• A) identify trends and problems

• B) reduce crime

• C) make the command staff's work easier

• D) disseminate information

Crime mapping has long been an integral part of the process known today as ______.

• criminal statistics

• crime analysis

• problem oriented policing

• crime reports

Which of the following systems are used in major police agencies for crime mapping?

• geographic international systems

• data mapping systems

• data review systems

• geographic information systems

Crime maps can provide a variety of information including ______.

• Perspective

• Location

• Race

• blood type

Crime maps can display crimes by police beat, district or ______.

• direction of travel

• victim's names

• map page

• street address

Police operations are ______ driven.

• crime

• politician

• citizen

• information

Many crime analysts consider the locations where stolen vehicles are recovered to be more relevant in solving crimes than the location ______.

• where they were stripped

• where they were used

• where they were driven

• where they are stolen

Crime mapping is used for a variety of reasons, from allocating resources to ______.

• understanding the causes of crime

• helping the elderly

• moving criminals to other cities

• improving schools