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This type of policing includes some aspects of data-driven policing, COMPSTAT, and intelligence-led policing but with the specific purpose of trying to predict and prevent crime.

A) problem-oriented policing
B) reactive policing
C) proactive policing
D) predictive policing

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Define and identify the four goals of predictive policing.

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When computer-aided dispatch data and records management system data are combined with geographical information systems capabilities and software, crime analysts have a wealth of data to analyze and interpret.

Computer-aided dispatch systems include data on calls for service, traffic stops, and field interviews, and other patrol officer activities.

A key criticism of COMPSTAT is that it ______.

______ collects data on calls for service, traffic stops, field interviews, and other patrol officer activities.

The Smart Policing Initiative was formed in 2009, when the United States Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance made funding available for police departments to create partnerships with university or college-affiliated researchers.

When police departments Incorporate technology to detect and reduce crime, it is known as a "smart policing" strategy.

Assess the impact of geospatial crime analysis.

______ is a management philosophy that uses data and criminal intelligence to focus enforcement activities.

In predictive policing, the more specific the prediction, the more likely it is to be wrong.

Predictive policing is based on the fact that most crime is ______.

Given the complexity of and technical knowledge required to collect, analyze, and interpret crime data, specially trained civilians are often hired for the positions.

What was first formed and named the "Smart Policing Initiative" in 2009 is now known as?

Define evidence-based policing and discuss its evolution.

Using research evidence as the basis for decision-making ______.

Basing policy decisions on untested theories is an example of a policy decision based on assumption.

A ______ is a visual representation of where various crimes have occurred in a particular jurisdiction over a particular period of time.

Geospatial crime analysis can offer general predictions about ______.

Which of the following strategies focuses more on identifying problems rather than solving them?