A) Spatial Representation B) Crime Analysis C) Hotspot Policing D) Trend Forecasting
A) To replace the police blotter system B) To punish criminals visually C) To show the public that crimes are increasing D) To identify patterns, trends, and high-crime areas for effective deployment
A) Analyzing the relationship between crime, place, time, and offender behavior B) Drawing artistic maps for presentation C) Counting crimes without location data D) Arresting suspects automatically
A) Intelligence Analysis B) Administrative Analysis C) Tactical Analysis D) Strategic Analysis
A) There is no difference between them B) Pin maps are only for old police stations; thematic maps are for modern stations only C) Pin maps use symbols to show exact locations; thematic maps use colors or shading to show density/rates D) Thematic maps show exact addresses; pin maps show general areas
A) It only affects the police report, not the map B) The map will still be accurate C) Citizens will not notice D) Underreporting will lead to an inaccurate picture of the true crime situation
A) You can guess the exact location B) All crimes near the market will be removed C) The data will be considered "spatially inaccurate" and may skew analysis D) It won’t matter at all
A) Social media posts B) Rumors from the community C) Newspaper reports only D) Police incident reports, blotter entries, and spot maps
A) Only solved cases are included B) The names of suspects are revealed C) The location, date, time, and nature of the incident are verified and accurate D) The map is colorful
A) Crime is not evenly distributed; clustering often reflects opportunity patterns or lack of guardianship B) It’s purely accidental C) The map is printed incorrectly D) The officers are only reporting from one area
A) Police beat B) Crime-free zone C) Hotspot D) Random occurrence
A) Elimination of supervision B) Restriction of communication C) Concentration of power at the top level D) Distribution of decision-making authority to lower levels
A) Temporal Pattern B) Spatial Pattern only C) Offender Pattern D) No pattern at all
A) The offenders live nearby B) Random selection C) Target Congruence D) All houses are equally targeted
A) Routine Activities Theory B) Classical Theory C) Positivist Theory D) Social Contract Theory
A) Streetlights scare criminals away magically B) Crime can be prevented by changing the environment and increasing guardianship C) Criminals moved to another city permanently D) People stopped reporting crimes
A) Proving which barangay is worst B) Determining who committed the crime C) Punishing community officials D) Identifying where to allocate police resources and patrols
A) Spatial-Temporal Pattern B) Offender residency pattern C) No useful pattern D) Seasonal pattern only
A) A cluster is simply a grouping; a hotspot is a cluster with significantly higher volume than expected B) They are exactly the same C) Hotspots are proven, clusters are not D) Clusters are always larger than hotspots
A) Immediately deploy all officers there B) Blame the barangay captain C) Remove the oldest data D) Investigate why crimes are concentrating there environment, victims, times, or lack of controls
A) Change the map colors B) Celebrate and close the case C) Stop patrolling that area D) Verify whether crimes actually decreased or reporting changed; check for displacement to nearby areas
A) Contour Map B) Point Map / Pin Map C) Choropleth Map D) Flow Map
A) Point Map / Pin Map B) Flow Map C) Choropleth Map D) Contour Map
A) Spot Map B) Zone Map C) Flow Map / Directional Map D) Thematic Map
A) Heat Map only B) Pin Map C) Buffer Zone Analysis D) Aerial photography
A) Brightness levels B) Red dots only C) Colors warmer colors = higher crime density; cooler colors = lower density D) Rising temperature charts
A) Single-layer Mapping B) Spatial interpolation C) Topographic analysis D) Contextual / Layered Analysis
A) They provide the reference framework streets, boundaries, landmarks where crime data is plotted B) A. They show crime statistics directly C) They must be drawn by hand D) They are optional in crime mapping
A) Spot Map B) Crime Distribution Map C) Thematic Map D) Administrative Map
A) Raw data spreadsheet B) Complex contour map C) Satellite image without labels D) Simple Pin Map or Heat Map with clear legend, plus verbal explanation
A) Hide low-crime areas B) Remove personal/sensitive data and show general patterns only C) Include names of suspects and victims D) Make it as alarming as possible
A) Rational Choice Theory B) Social Disorganization Theory C) Routine Activities Theory D) Broken Windows Theory
A) Classical Theory B) . Differential Association C) Broken Windows Theory D) . Labeling Theory
A) . Geographic Targeting B) Proximity Principle C) . Commuter Crime D) . Distance Decay / Journey to Crime
A) . Legal Positivism B) Biological Theory C) . Psychological Determinism D) Rational Choice & Routine Activities perspectives
A) Crime Reduction B) False Improvement C) . Spatial Diffusion D) Crime Displacement
A) The data is wrong B) AThe market strategy was a total failure C) Church plaza people are careless D) . Displacement occurred; strategy needs adjustment
A) Learning Theory B) . General Strain Theory C) . Conflict Theory D) . Crime Pattern Theory
A) . Socio-demographic data B) . Police salary data C) Road quality only D) Weather patterns
A) Criminals act without reason B) All choices are equally risky C) . Police choose where to work rationally D) Offenders choose targets based on perceived risks, efforts, and rewards mapping identifies those vulnerable locations
A) By analyzing what happens there and why people go there, plus time patterns B) By the number of people only C) By police reports only D) You cannot distinguish them
A) One city is magical B) Different data timeframes, definitions, or data quality issues C) Computers are broken D) The map maker is lying
A) Exact address of victims' homes and suspect names B) Month of occurrence C) General type of crime and barangay-level location D) Whether the case was solved of occurrence
A) Explain that data integrity is essential; instead, discuss solutions to the problem B) Blame the data source C) Remove them to keep good relations D) Refuse to show any map
A) Using computers incorrectly B) Over-interpreting random fluctuations as meaningful patterns C) Maps being too colorful D) Too much data
A) Show crime rate (per population) instead of raw count only B) Blame the population count C) Double the numbers in other areas D) . Remove that area from the map
A) Crime rates per 1,000 or 10,000 population not just total counts B) The highest number in each area C) . Total arrests only D) Percentage changes without context
A) A real hotspot B) Displacement C) . Data duplication / error inflating the map D) Seasonal trend
A) Your superior agrees first B) The incidents are independent, verified, and occur within a reasonable timeframe C) The media hasn't reported it yet D) . It looks impressive on the map
A) Maps prove everything B) B. Correlation suggests a relationship but does not prove cause and effect investigation is needed C) A. If two things appear together on a map, one definitely causes the other D) Spatial patterns are always coincidences
A) Reporting habits changed or people moved away B) All of the above C) B. Prevention efforts worked verify before claiming credit D) None of the above
A) Close that road at night B) Tell people not to go out C) Increase visible patrolling during those hours along that corridor D) Wait and see if it continues next month
A) . Tactical Response B) Strategic Crime Mapping C) . Investigative Mapping D) Intelligence Gathering only
A) . Geographic Profiling B) Pin Mapping C) Administrative Mapping D) . Hotspot Mapping
A) Replacing the need to walk around and talk to people B) Showing exactly where community concerns match actual crime data C) . Keeping data only among police D) . Proving the police are always right
A) To inform them honestly and discuss shared prevention strategies B) To blame other agencies C) To show off technology D) . To scare them into staying indoors
A) . Ignore it—it's expected B) All entertainment districts must be closed C) Targeted enforcement, lighting improvements, and coordination with establishment owners D) All entertainment districts must be closed
A) . Only for major crimes B) . Once a year C) Alone, without other data D) Together with crime analysis, community input, and field verification
A) Crime displacement B) Reactive Policing C) Investigative profiling D) Preventive Planning / Strategic Analysis
A) Based on equal land area only B) . So every officer travels the same distance C) Based on workload, crime volume, and population distribution not just geography D) Following historical boundaries regardless of changes
A) Performance Measurement / Evaluation B) . Intelligence gathering C) . Justification for more budget only D) Public relations
A) . Be updated annually but ignore seasonal trends B) . Be redrawn only in January C) . Show monthly variations so preventive measures are timed correctly D) Assume it's just coincidence
A) . People carrying too much money is their fault B) . Police should close markets on paydays C) . Temporal pattern linked to routine human activity D) . Pure coincidence
A) Prove crime is always rising B) Double your workload C) . See which map looks better D) Identify seasonal trends and measure year-over-year changes
A) . Cause for panic B) Automatically a new crime wave C) . Needs context compare with previous holidays to see if it's normal variation D) Data entry error
A) . Only count solved crimes B) . Change methods every year to improve them C) Ignore changes in population D) Use consistent definitions, boundaries, and recording methods throughout the period
A) Offenders are more active during darkness B) . There is no real difference C) . Police visibility is the same day and night D) . Human routines, visibility, and guardianship change throughout the day
A) . Avoid that month in annual reports B) . Blame the festival organizers C) . Prepare resources and anticipate likely trouble spots in advance D) . Cancel the festival
A) Check if it fits a pattern, a single event, or reporting change before acting B) . Post the map online immediately C) . Immediately assume a new offender has moved in D) Ignore it it will go away
A) . Who is committing crimes B) Where crimes happen C) . When crimes happen most frequently at each location D) Why crimes happen
A) Random spikes cannot be policed B) . Patterns never change anyway C) Spikes are always reporting errors D) They indicate predictable opportunities that can be addressed
A) . Wait for technology to arrive B) Use hand-drawn sketch maps based on known landmarks, roads, and community descriptions C) . Estimate locations from memory D) . It's impossible without computers
A) Victims are obstructing justice B) Underreporting creates "dark figure" your map shows reported crime, not necessarily all crime C) . Only serious crimes matter anyway D) . The map will still show the full picture
A) Reporting times B) Population differences C) . Different map scales D) Inconsistent crime classification
A) . Just for appearance B) Population density changes, affecting opportunities and routines for both victims and offenders C) . Police stations must move immediately D) . The barangay boundary changed automatically
A) . Report it as your own area B) . Coordinate with the adjacent jurisdiction and share mapped data for joint action C) . Move your boundary line D) . Ignore them they're not your problem
A) . Technical and full of jargon to impress them B) . Blaming their area for having crime C) .Simple, visual, solution-oriented focus on what can be done together D) . Reading statistics without showing the map
A) . Keep children indoors always B) . Assign one officer permanently at every school C) . Close schools during high-risk hours D) Work with school officials identify when and where issues occur; improve supervision and visibility
A) . Offenders may change travel routes; new patterns may emerge B) . Roads prevent crime C) Maps become obsolete until construction ends D) Construction workers cause crime
A) . Consulting local residents B) . Considering all possible explanations C) Assuming people living inside the hotspot are the offenders D) . Checking field conditions personally
A) Street names and addresses may be unofficial or undefined, making spatial reference difficult B) . There's no crime there C) . Mapping is unnecessary there D) . People there don't deserve accurate data
A) Residents are imagining things B) Offenders likely know residents' schedules; target accessibility and lack of guardianship are key issues C) . This is an organized gang from outside the city D) The police are not patrolling enough at night
A) . Conduct neighborhood watch during those hours; encourage visible occupancy signs; trim fences B) . Station 24-hour police posts at both ends of the street C) . Install CCTV and hire private guards for every house D) Ban leaving homes empty
A) . Tricycle drivers are careless B) Multiple opportunity incidents each terminal has separate vulnerabilities (unattended vehicles, poor lighting) C) . A single serial offender traveling between terminals D) . The terminals are cursed
A) . Close all terminals B) . Assign a detective to follow tricycles citywide C) . Focus on each terminal individually improve lighting, designate watchpersons, secure parking arrangements D) . Wait until a pattern forms
A) What is the favorite color of the store clerks? B) . Are there blind spots or poor visibility at these locations? C) . Are employees trained in robbery prevention? D) . Are these stores isolated with limited nearby witnesses?
A) . The streetlights don't actually work B) Complete success problem solved C) . Partial displacement strategy worked in target area but needs complementary measures nearby D) . Criminals hate light
A) The map is wrong B) . Offenders often operate within areas they feel familiar with C) . Arsonists love long walks D) Houses far away are fireproof
A) . Multiple opportunistic thieves; target suitable victims where crowds gather B) . The mall should be closed C) . Shoppers should be searched before entering D) . One team systematically working every aisle
A) . Only park in expensive areas B) . Lock your vehicles and remove keys opportunity reduction is effective C) Police should watch every parking space D) Buy expensive alarms
A) . Verify reporting practices are residents actually reporting? Is there an open station? Is fear of reporting an issue? B) . Transfer police resources away from that area C) Congratulate him immediately D) Post the map on social media
A) Maps are useless for drug issues B) . The officers are hiding locations C) . Drug dealing is invisible to mapping D) Maps only show what police successfully apprehended not the full picture of the problem
A) . Drivers on that road are careless B) . Mapping doesn't help with accidents C) The road itself may have design, visibility, or speed-control issues not just "bad drivers" D) . Random events cannot be analyzed
A) Domestic disputes shouldn't be mapped B) . The map is missing data C) You need more police everywhere D) . Domestic conflict is a social issue not location-dependent; needs community education, not just patrols
A) . People are too busy working; routine activities change; fewer people in public places B) . Police also take harvest leave C) . Criminals are farmers too D) . Seasonal underreporting only
A) . Ban private cars there B) . Blame the workers C) . Put up "No Trespassing" signs D) Work with management improve lighting, fencing, patrols, and employee awareness
A) . "Let's compare with the same month last year, check reporting rates, and review clearance rates before concluding" B) "I'll share this on Facebook" C) . "Great job let's reduce police!" D) "Which areas exactly?"
A) . Partner with the café owner, school, and parents discuss hours, supervision, and alternative youth activities B) . Ban internet cafés C) A. Raid the café and arrest everyone D) Confiscate all gadgets
A) A. Offenders use major routes for quick entry and exit monitor choke points B) . Banks on highways should relocate C) Only robbers use highways D) Highway exits are dangerous places
A) . One important component alongside community input, field investigation, and problem analysis B) The only decision-making tool C) A requirement just for inspection purposes D) Something you do once and never update |