Police Use Geographic Information Systems (GIS)to Produce Descriptions of Crime

question 59

Multiple Choice

Police use geographic information systems (GIS) to produce descriptions of crime occurrences and analyze the relationships between variables such as:

• A)suspect and location.
• B)witness and victim.
• C)location and time.
• D)time and victim.

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Definitions:

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