CH 7 criminal intelligence and surveillance operations

Question 1

One of the most valuable (yet underused) resources of the police function is

Answer 1

criminal intelligence

Question 2

plays a role in the investigation of crimes by providing the investigator with a tool for long range planning

Answer 2

strategic intelligence

Question 3

targets criminal activity considered to be of immediate importance to the investigator

Answer 3

tactical intteligence

Question 4

The most common types of intelligence are:

Answer 4

strategic and tactical

Question 5

The intelligence function includes 4 phases which are:

Answer 5

Target selection, data collection, data collation and analysis, and dissemination

Question 6

The process of comparing texts carefully to clarify or give meaning to information is:

Answer 6

data collation

Question 7

In the _____ phase the whole intelligence process breaks down.

Answer 7

dissemination

Question 8

charting a brief description of an event enclosed in a symbolic area such as a circle or rectangle

Answer 8

event flow analysis

Question 9

Commodity flow analysis is a flowchart, that rather than descriptions of events being placed in a circle or rectangle, _______

Answer 9

people and businesses are used

Question 10

Perhaps the most challenging task in criminal investigation is to keep a suspect under surveillance without ______________-

Answer 10

arousing his or her suspicions

Question 11

In a stakeout, the outside team is normally designated as _______

Answer 11

the arrest team

Question 12

In a stakeout, the inside team is _______

Answer 12

responsible for briefing the officers concerning their actions if a crime occurs

Question 13

The Omnibus crime control and safe streets act mostly prohibits wiretaps but does allow officers to listen to electronic communications when 1 __________ 2 _______ 3______

Answer 13

1. an officer is one of the parties involved in communications 2. one of the parties is not the officer but willingly decides to share the communication with the officer 3. officers obtain a warrant based on probable cause

Question 14

_____ calculates the differences in time for a signal to travel from the cell phone to each of several cell towers near the owner of the phone.

Answer 14

multilateration

Question 15

a charting technique designed to show relationships between individuals and organizations using a graphic visual design

Answer 15

link analysis