Db Ch7
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- 1.Which is true regarding the nature of the criminal intelligence function?
- A.
Overt intelligence collection is more commonly done than is covert intelligence collection
- B.
The patrol division is especially useful in conducting covert intelligence activities
- C.
Covert methods include the use of surveillance equipment, undercover agents, and informants
- D.
Typically, the role of intelligence personnel is to receive information from line personnel
- 2.In which way are crimianl and intelligence functions different?
- A.
Criminal investigations tend to be proactive in nature while intelligence ones are reactive
- B.
Intelligence personnel tend to use deductive logic while criminal personnel tend to use inductive logic
- C.
Criminal personnel are staff functions while intelligence personnel are line functions
- D.
Intelligence files are generally closed while criminal files generally are open
- 3.Which best describes the goal of the RISS projects?
- A.
To provide tactical intelligence information to guide decision making
- B.
To aid state and local law enforcement agencies in sharing criminal intelligence
- C.
To create a nation wide, strategic plan for intelligence collation
- D.
To ensure a systematic method for data collection and target selection
- 4.Which illegal activities are most likely to be targets of an intelligence operation?
- A.
Drug trafficking
- B.
Bank robbery
- C.
Pornography
- 5.Which is the first step in the intelligence gathering process?
- A.
Collection
- B.
Dissemination
- C.
Target selection
- D.
Collation and analysis
- 6.Which kind of organizations may be the subjects of an intelligence operation?
- A.
Those with dangerous religious beliefs
- B.
Those that attempt to control arms shipments
- C.
Those that advocate the violent overthrow of the government
- 7.Which best describes the collation process?
- A.
Comparing data by designing charts in sequence
- B.
Listing the names of criminals in various crimes
- C.
Providing information to different agencies
- D.
Deleting data that is not relevant to the objective
- 8.Which best explains the utility of an investigation target?
- A.
The value of the investigations findings
- B.
The heinousness of the criminals activities
- C.
The length of sentence the criminal will probably receive
- D.
The amount of money the state will save by prosecuting the criminal
- 9.Which is the best example of the analysis chase?
- A.
A flowchart
- B.
A criminal profile
- C.
Dissemination of information
- D.
Meaningful interpretation of data
- 10.The preferred method of storing intelligence data is by index cards because of their simplicity and security
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Data collection is the hallmark of the intelligence function
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Event flow analysis is the most commonly used method of investigating drug kingpins
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.The RISS projects are funded on a yearly basis by the United States Congress
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.The heart of the RISS projects is a centralized database
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Each state in the United States is placed in one of ten RISS regions
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.The dissemination stage sees more breakdown than does any other stage
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Data integration is a method of conducting link analysis
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.It appears the intelligence function in the United States was first carried out by large-city police departments when:
- A.
Immigrants first concentrated in urban areas of the country
- B.
Prohibition fueled the criminal activities associated with bootlegging
- C.
Organized crime began infiltrating police perosonnel
- D.
Information gathering began post World-War II on suspected Communist organizations
- 19.The largest pecentage of terrorist attacks in the United States are bombings by:
- A.
Special interest groups against local establishments in urban areas
- B.
Lone individuals with anti-government ideals and beliefs
- C.
Foreign terrorist groups whose primary purpose is to srike fear into citizens to convince them of the weakness of government
- D.
Disgruntled citizens who feel wronged by their government and elected officials
- 20.______________ by individual officers is at the heart of any intelligence operation
- A.
Information gathering
- B.
Documentation
- C.
Criminal intelligence
- D.
Informant information
- 21.Even the best of intelligence does not produce decisions
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.____________ includes personal interaction with people, many of whom are witnesses to crimes, victims of crimes, or the suspects themselves
- A.
Overt information collection
- B.
Covert information collection
- C.
Intelligence gathering
- D.
Criminal intelligence
- 23._______ is the most common and includes a method known as intelligence gathering. This is a process of data collection on criminal acts that have not yet occured but for which the investigator must prepare.
- A.
Overt information collection
- B.
Covert information collection
- C.
Intelligence extraction
- D.
Criminal intelligence
- 24.Criminal intelligence gathering is one of the least understood aspects of criminal investigation and is one of the most valuable and underused resources
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25._________ is defined as knowledge of past, present, or future criminal activity that results from the collection of information that, when evaluated, provides the user with a basis for rational decision making
- A.
Criminal intelligence
- B.
Overt information collection
- C.
Analysis
- D.
Intelligence information
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