LEIN Crime Analysis & Intelligence Gathering 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A crime analyst conducting a 'problem analysis triangle' (PAT) assessment examines three elements. Which set correctly identifies them?
- Victim, suspect, weapon
- Offender, place, target/victim (Correct answer)
- Motive, means, opportunity
- Response, prevention, enforcement
Correct answer: Offender, place, target/victim
The Problem Analysis Triangle — derived from routine activity theory — examines the convergence of a motivated offender, a suitable target/victim, and a place that enables the crime.
Question 2: Which LEIN/NCIC file would an officer query to check whether an individual is subject to an active protection order?
- Supervised Release File
- Protection Order File (POF) (Correct answer)
- Identity Theft File
- Gang File
Correct answer: Protection Order File (POF)
The NCIC Protection Order File (POF) contains active civil and criminal protection orders and is queryable through LEIN to verify enforcement status.
Question 3: Intelligence-led policing (ILP) differs from traditional reactive policing primarily because ILP:
- Relies exclusively on patrol officers rather than detectives
- Uses analyzed intelligence to proactively guide resource deployment and crime prevention (Correct answer)
- Requires federal authorization for all investigations
- Eliminates the use of confidential informants
Correct answer: Uses analyzed intelligence to proactively guide resource deployment and crime prevention
ILP shifts the focus from responding to incidents after the fact to using intelligence analysis to anticipate and prevent crime before it occurs.
Question 4: When a LEIN analyst identifies a pattern suggesting organized retail theft across multiple jurisdictions, the appropriate intelligence product to share with partner agencies is a:
- Case supplemental report
- Intelligence bulletin or regional alert (Correct answer)
- Grand jury subpoena
- Confidential informant agreement
Correct answer: Intelligence bulletin or regional alert
An intelligence bulletin or regional alert is the standard product for notifying partner agencies of emerging multi-jurisdictional crime patterns.
Question 5: Under Michigan's LEIN program, the agency that serves as the central repository and administers LEIN access is:
- Michigan State Police (MSP) (Correct answer)
- Michigan Department of Corrections
- FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS)
- Michigan Attorney General's Office
Correct answer: Michigan State Police (MSP)
The Michigan State Police administers LEIN, serves as the state's central repository for criminal justice information, and manages agency connectivity to NCIC.
Question 6: A suspect is described by witnesses as always targeting elderly victims who walk alone near parks between dusk and dark. This describes the suspect's:
- Criminal history profile
- Modus operandi (MO) (Correct answer)
- Psychological evaluation
- Victimology cross-reference
Correct answer: Modus operandi (MO)
Modus operandi refers to the characteristic methods an offender uses, including target selection criteria, timing, and approach behaviors.
Question 7: Which principle requires that LEIN criminal intelligence information be evaluated for both the reliability of the source and the validity of the information itself before storage?
- Chain of custody
- Source and information evaluation (reliability/validity scoring) (Correct answer)
- Reasonable suspicion standard
- Exculpatory evidence disclosure
Correct answer: Source and information evaluation (reliability/validity scoring)
Intelligence tradecraft requires separately evaluating source reliability (track record) and information validity (corroboration) before storing data in a shared intelligence system.
LEIN Crime Analysis & Intelligence Gathering 5
A crime analyst conducting a 'problem analysis triangle' (PAT) assessment examines three elements.
Which set correctly identifies them?