CIAC CIAC Geospatial Intelligence & Crime Mapping 2

Question 1

CompStat, widely adopted by US police departments, primarily uses crime mapping to:

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Track crime trends geographically and hold precinct commanders accountable for performance

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Automate arrest warrants based on location data

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Replace human analysts with automated prediction algorithms

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Share crime data directly with the public

Question 2

In predictive policing, 'place-based' predictions differ from 'person-based' predictions in that they:

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Forecast which geographic locations are at elevated risk for crime rather than targeting specific individuals

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Identify specific individuals likely to commit crimes rather than locations

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Use biometric data to identify offenders at specific places

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Analyze criminal histories to predict recidivism rates

Question 3

What is a 'buffer zone analysis' used for in crime scene geospatial work?

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Identifying all incidents, features, or entities within a specified distance of a point, line, or area

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Establishing exclusion zones around protected federal buildings

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Mapping the spread of organized crime from a national border

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Calculating the optimal patrol route for a police district

Question 4

The 'anchor point theory' in geographic profiling suggests that an offender's crimes cluster around:

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Significant activity nodes such as home, workplace, or social hangouts

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Police precincts the offender seeks to avoid

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Areas with poor street lighting or low foot traffic

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Locations with high concentrations of target victims

Question 5

When an analyst overlays gang territory boundaries with violent crime data in GIS, the primary goal is to:

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Identify spatial correlations between territorial boundaries and violent crime concentrations

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Document historical gang origins for archival records

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Automatically assign cases to specific detectives

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Generate court maps for gang injunctions

Question 6

Which GIS layer would be most useful when analyzing outdoor drug market locations in an urban environment?

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Street network, lighting infrastructure, and transit stop locations

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Parcel ownership records

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City zoning codes

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School district boundaries