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Where is information obtained for analysis

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crime reports, accident reports, arrest reports, officer reports, F/I cards

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Information collected from different reports that will be collated & analyzed (7)

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  1. frequency, by type or occurence
  2. Geographical factors
  3. Chronological factors
  4. Victim & target descriptor
  5. Suspect & suspect vehicles
  6. Modus operandi factors
  7. physical evidences
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four main objectives of this type of analysis

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  1. identify similarities
  2. Reveal commonalities & patterns in characteristics of current crime & traffic problems
  3. Assist in preliminary screening and ordering of suspects
  4. Aid in assembling and ordering crimes that may have a suspect who is already in custody
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All requests for criminal history info (CHI) from outside agencies shall be referred to:

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records bureau unless otherwise stated

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any court, and govt. agency which performs a function in admin of criminal justice pursuant to a state or executive order & which allocates a substantial part of its budget to function in admin of criminal justice

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Agency of criminal justice

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info contained in records by criminal justice, the subject which is a natural person, consisting of descriptions which identify the subject and notations of summons in a criminal action, warrant, arrest, citation for misd., cite for viol., detentions, indictment, info or other formal criminal charges & dispositions of charges,

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records of criminal history

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what are the limitiations on dissemination

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not for person use, gain, interest

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indexing, sorting and storage of raw data, and 2nd step in crime analysis

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data collation

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what are the 1st and 2nd step in collation of date

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  1. sorting each into 1 category (ex. by crime)

2. extract data from all the similar reports

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Most useful categories for crime analysis (8)

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  1. geographical factors
  2. Time
  3. Victim descriptions
  4. Property loss descriptions
  5. physical evidence descriptors
  6. Specific MO’s
  7. Susp descriptions
  8. Susp vehicle
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contain the times, dates, locations, types, and case numbers of incdt. These are used to determine geographic locations of criminal activity and aid in the identification of existing or emerging crime patterns and series

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master case files

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contains names, nicknames, and monikers of victims & witness

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master name files

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contains name, address, description, and criminal history, MOs

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suspect (known offender) files

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contains data regarding veh suspect may register, own, drive. CYMBALS of veh

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suspect vehicle file

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contains description of how crimes were committed, actions & statements of suspect, type of weapons and or tools, method and points of entry & exit, types of property stolen, type of person, striations, businesses or vehicles attacked & so on

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MO Files

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contain data necessary to identify property reported lost, found or stolen.listings of types of property, make & model, serial numbers, and markings.

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property files

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contains data taken from documented police contacts though no arrest was made. name, physical & veh descriptions, reason for contact

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FI

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should an analyst capture the date laments necessary to analyze all crime, why? what book is it from?

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no, Intro to crime analysis, Stratton & arenberg, “the crime analysis operation should direct its efforts towards those classes of criminal offenses that the police are most capable of preventing or surpressing

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most applicable crimes to analyse

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406, 407, 406v, 414/414a, 432, 426/428, aggravated 415, 420

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How to determine which files should be developed and maintained (6)

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  1. how many & what type are targeted
  2. do the crimes selected occur frequently enough to produce recognizable patterns of criminal activity that can be diminished or eliminated through implementation of DP or tactical action
  3. does the crime analysis unit have personal & time to build and maintain all files
  4. is the data to be collated specific enough to be categorized
  5. has the collation and file development process been designed to facilitate later retrieval of information
  6. have files been developed such that relationships between people, vehicles, and events can be established
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why does “garbage in, garbage out” hold true for crime analysis function

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Collection, collation, categorical storage of accurate reliable and valid information in a manner permitting expedient retrieval essential and without it CA not possible

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refers generally to using mapping technique or searching various manual or automated files in order to determine if similar offenses or a crime series are occurring or correlating cases

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MO pattern detection & correlation

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mathematically establishes likely times, locations, probabilities of future criminal events & establish relationship between events

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statistical analysis

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what are geographical concentration patterns identified on basis of

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similar crime type
multiple occurrences in well-defined geographic areas
AKA Crime patterns

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specific and recurring MO patterns refer to patterns identified on the basis of:
similar suspect &/or vehicle descriptions | unique MO characteristics
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What is the term for an identified specific & recurring MO pattern
crime series
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difference between crime pattern and crime series
Pattern--similarities only btwn crime type & location | Series-- there will usually be something unique to the commission of each crime
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what facilitates the visual identification of crime patterns
spot maps
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Downfall of spot maps
only shows patterns not crime series
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what are crime calendars useful for
tracking crime series -- think Girl Scout calendars, serious for cookies easily determine how many days elapse between hits
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3 ways to keep track of info to determine possible dates, times, locations of serial events
crime calendar spot maps matrices
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how is detecting crime patterns & series made easier by using automated system according to Chang in their Descriptive Report of Manual & Automated Crime Analysis Functions
the info is entered into the system & ready for recall. Saves input time & data extractive time
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Whats the best way with a large agency to search for a possible crime pattern
using a time frame with 2 or more MO characteristics
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AKA victim profile analyses
target profile analyses--help identify person, structures, vehicles most likely attacked by the suspect
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A large profile analysis would reveal a preference for example: drug stores & how would officers use this information
creating of directed patrol & or tactical action plans
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what is the desired goal of analyst
considering what, when, where & how past crimes were committed -- may be able to predict the time, date, and location of future criminal activity
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used before arrest... process searching files for previously arrested persons, examining the MOs they used to commit their crimes and then determining if they might be responsible
crime/suspect correlation process -- suspect identification prior to arrest to link unsolved cases to possible suspect
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Takes place AFTER a suspect has been arrested.. analyst considers the offense for which arrest was made and then attempts to link suspect to similar unsolved crime
Case matching: suspect/crime correlation process After arrest to determine if apprehended suspect may be responsible for other crime
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What to do with unsolved cases that match suspect's MO?
forward them to the detectives for case clearance considerations
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What are the 2 goals associated with data dissemination
provide info that will be used or acted upon by others | enhance communication between people whiten and external to organization
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define dissemination
distribution of crime analysis info used to develop DP & tac action plans, assist continuing investigations & crime prevention efforts & facilitate the accomplishment of general administrative, operational, and organizational planning tasks
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what the most frequent way analysts disseminate info
thought written products developed by themselves
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who uses info from crime analysts (9)
- patrol - investigators - tac action teams - training officers - communications - budget/other admin personnel - executives & command staff - COP & crime prevention officers - prosecutors, p&p & other outside agencies
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What are the informational needs in reference to dissemination
- general crie summ - crime pattern info - crime series info - crime trend info - known offender/career criminal or habitual info - 440 sup info - gang, narcotics or special prob info - 411 info - 440 info - p/p info - pawn info - daily/weekly/monthlty/yr crime stats - crime prevention presentation data - CFS stats, deployment & workload stats, arrests & citations
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questions to be asked to avoid giving info that truly meets the needs of customer
``` who are the intended users of info? what are the informational needs? what products will meet those needs? How would personnel like info presented what data are required to produce products other considerations (page 34) ```
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products of crime analyst
- daily bulliteins - crime patterns/series - known offender bulletins - parolee bulletin - weekly/monthly stat summaries - 440 bulletins - 440 lists - arrest/fi summaries - crime preventionstats - gang/narcotic/unique offer special bulletins
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ways to present information to be disseminated
-narrative, graphic, narrative & graphic, memorandum, newspaper/newsletter or other unique format
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To ensure products ultimately developed will meet users needs analysts should document
which products are needed the purpose of each product the information needed for each product product dissemination requirements
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define daily bulletins
product used to provide general crime summary info - contain info taken from recent crime & arrest reports. contains: alerts & comment messages, 418 info, extra patrol req, & crime and/or suspect info from o/j
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precautions when publishing daily bulletin
1. be sure the info contains is timely | 2. don't use as a catchall, not too lengthy to read & continues to contain info of interest
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define crime pattern & crime series bulletins
contains info relative to continuing occurrence criminal activities tell officer w/ crimes being committed: days, times, location, susp, MOT & property loss info, targeted victims should be updated until suspects are arrested or pattern/series comes to an end
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Wha are circulated to keep officers informed of the whereabouts and activities of previously arrest person
known offender bulletins
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what is included in known offender bulletins?
pic & descriptions of offenders, lists of vehicles, last known address., pass offenses, "hang outs", known associates & outline their MO
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what's the caution with known offender bulletins
officers overzealous use them to "hassle" a known offender may bring charges of police harassment
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Another bulletin used for much of the same purpose as known offender bulletin
parolee bulletins
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what does a parolee bulletin do
informs officers former prisoners being released into the community
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who provides best info for parolee bulletins
parole officers
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prepared fo management & executive staff & are used to show numbers & % of crime increases or decreases on a weekly basis
weekly stats crime summaries
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what is the most frequent purpose of weekly stats crime summ
prepared to monitor changes in rates of certain targeted crimes. Best for Shift by shift basis
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Use for monthly state crime summaries
given to mgmt & ex staff to show # & % of target crime increases or decreases on a monthly basis. Current month & year-to-date stats for each target crime are compared with those posted for the same month of previous year
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prepared & circulated on an "as needed" basis.
wanted person bulletin
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what is on a wanted person bulletin?
individual, dated, time, loc, MO, physical description, veh, location frequents, assoc. crime & wear hist, photo, sketch
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distributed on a week/month basis. rec'd via courts to jurisdiction they serve, mail or TTY
Warrant list
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what is included in a warrant list
name, dob, desc, l/s adds, # 440, bail, date of issue, file #, offense charged, & notation regarding the 440's endorsement for night service, jurisdiction/name of court
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used to keep officers & investigators apprised of people who have been arrested or had documented cont w/ police
arrest/FI summaries
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what's included in arrest section of FI/Arrest summaries
name, desc, location, date, time of arrest, name of arresting officer & brief explanation -- presented in one liner
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what's included in FI section of FI/Arrest summaries
same info as arrest section except explanation field contacts as opposed to arrest
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Define crime prevention status bulletin
prepared on an "As needed basis :& are provided to help community policing & COP officers customize presentations to neighborhood & business watch or block groups. most often contain crime stats which have been posted over. specific period of time for certain beats or reporting districts
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how can crime prevention officers use crime privation stats bulletins beside giving to public
the validate citz. complaints
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How do crime prevention stats bulletins validate citz complaints
complaints can be compared to CFS from CAD in the area to see if there is an increase in crime, if it's just perception, or if officers are just in the area for unrelated reasons--- useful for explaining to citz. that their neighborhood is not being victimized by crime
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technical considerations for product development. (9)
- each has specific function - each should be timely - think of others who might benefit from each product - validate 440 people - dont become overly attached, if not being read - redesign or eliminate from literary reprtoire - accurate, complete, no spelling grammar errors - use easy-to -read - neat & attractive - explain graphs
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ways to distroubtue product
mailbox (inter-office mail, thousand milers), mail, in person, video presentation, or faxed if time sensitive & to outside agency
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when is the best time to give out products to executive staff & patrol if there's a problem?
it's suggested to give it to the Lower level staff the opportunity t proactively address problems before executive intervention becomes necessary

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