Crime Analysis & Intelligence Gathering Flashcards
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A crime analyst conducting a 'problem analysis triangle' (PAT) assessment examines three elements. Which set correctly identifies them?
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.
Which LEIN/NCIC file would an officer query to check whether an individual is subject to an active protection order?
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.
Intelligence-led policing (ILP) differs from traditional reactive policing primarily because ILP:
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.
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:
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.
Under Michigan's LEIN program, the agency that serves as the central repository and administers LEIN access is:
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.
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:
Answer: Modus operandi (MO)
Modus operandi refers to the characteristic methods an offender uses, including target selection criteria, timing, and approach behaviors.
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?
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.