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Police Operations

Chapter 6-Crime, Disorder, and Quality-of-Life Issues: Responding to the call

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Which is not classified as a violent crime by the UCR (Uniform Crime Reporting)? burglary
Law enforcement managers formerly used pushpins to track crime in their jurisdictions ; today many agencies use_____. Crime Mapping
The principle of environmental criminology that states crime occurs at the intersection of a motivated offender, a suitable target, and an absent or ineffective guardian is called_______. routine activity theory
The _________ collects and disseminates crime statistics through its UCR program. FBI
The ruling in the case of Madsen v Women's Health Center, Inc. , was considered a victory for________. pro-choice groups
Property crimes most commonly yield evidence such as______. tool marks
The following are variables affecting the way officers respond to calls about committed crimes_______. what specific crime is involved, how many suspects, if the crime is still in progress and if the identity of the suspects is known.
An issue that may spark civil disobedience is______. human rights concerns, overt racism and bias, and environmental concerns.
The following best describes what the FBI and most police departments consider the "traditional" hostage situation? the criminal trapped at a crime scene who uses bystanders as shields or bargaining tools.
The_____collects and disseminates crime statistics through its NIBRS program. FBI
CompStat began in 1994, New York , New York.
A crisis incident team (CIT) consists of officers specially trained to respond to calls involving___________________ mentally ill individuals.
The _________began on Wall Street 2011 as a protest of the unprecedented and deepening inequality between corporate leaders and the vast majority of employees beneath them. Occupy movement
The following statements are true about the homeless. More than half lack medical insurance, nearly half suffer from chronic health problems, and many abuse alcohol.
Some crimes such as _____________ have no crime scene and yeild little or no physical evidence. forgery
The Stockholm syndrome involves_______________. hostages feeling positive toward their captors, captors feeling positive toward their hostage and hostages feeling negative toward authorities.
Geographic information systems or GIS________ can both better assemble, integrate, and create new ways of analyzing data and create new units of analysis that more accurately model human behavior.
CompStat______________ has been associated with a reduction in crime.
Eight offenses chosen to serve as an index for gauging fluctuations in the overall volume and rate of crime reported to law enforcement are also called _______________crimes. Part I
Crime in the US is the title of the annual publication of data collected through the _________________ UCRs
Responsibilities of officers responding to a call regarding a criminal act include_____________________ arriving rapidly and safely,securing and controlling persons at the scene and providing emergency care for any injured people at the scene.
The most prevalent and usually least dangerous hostage situation involves__________ the mentally disturbed.
The preliminary investigation of crime involves___________ interrogation of suspects,a search pf the scene, on-the-scene interviews with victims and witnesses.
In 1979, a congressional mandate added _______, a property crime, as the eighth Part I offense captured in the annual UCR counts. arson
Street prostitution has the greatest negative impact a community.
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