CRIMINOLOGY UNIT 3 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Police National Computer. Answer: PNC us used to help
investigations and share information of both national and local security.
Makes critical missions easier for the police, UK enforcement agencies
and other criminal justice agencies throughout the UK. PNC also
provided real time data on people, vehicles, crimes and properties and
well as alerts such as: missing people, stolen objects or vehicles as well
as vehicles requiring discreet checks.
◉ PNC Effectiveness: Effective. Answer: Provides useful information
when investigating crimes. Has links to European databases to allowing
sharing of info internationally. Provides real time checks on vehicles,
properties and people as well as crimes.
◉ PNC Effectiveness: Not Effective. Answer: Database does not show
photos. Basic information. Generally not used as often anymore.Police
often have to guess whether a person is the suspect they are looking for
based upon the description of the suspect.
, ◉ Police National Database. Answer: Available to all UK police forces
and selected law enforcement agencies. This allows different
organisations to share the information they have on a specific suspect.
Contains 3.5 billion records. 20 Million records added every month. 222
databases. 4000 users. This database specializes in safeguarding children
and vulnerable people, countering terrorism and prevents organised
crime.
◉ PND Usefulness: Useful. Answer: Allows sharing of information
between forces. Handles billions of records and images. Can help
prevent and identify different crimes. Includes allegations as well as
number of convictions.
◉ PND Usefulness: Not Useful. Answer: Separate Database to Police
National Computer. Supposed to be replaced in 2020.
◉ PNC AND PND. Answer: PNC and PND are supposed to merge
together to form Law Enforcement Data Service.
◉ National DNA Database. Answer: Created in 1995. Individual
samples obtained and stored in a computer. Connects individuals to
crimes.
◉ DNA Database Usefulness: Useful. Answer: Can lead police to certain
suspects. DNA records are kept for comparison. Technology
improvement.
2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Police National Computer. Answer: PNC us used to help
investigations and share information of both national and local security.
Makes critical missions easier for the police, UK enforcement agencies
and other criminal justice agencies throughout the UK. PNC also
provided real time data on people, vehicles, crimes and properties and
well as alerts such as: missing people, stolen objects or vehicles as well
as vehicles requiring discreet checks.
◉ PNC Effectiveness: Effective. Answer: Provides useful information
when investigating crimes. Has links to European databases to allowing
sharing of info internationally. Provides real time checks on vehicles,
properties and people as well as crimes.
◉ PNC Effectiveness: Not Effective. Answer: Database does not show
photos. Basic information. Generally not used as often anymore.Police
often have to guess whether a person is the suspect they are looking for
based upon the description of the suspect.
, ◉ Police National Database. Answer: Available to all UK police forces
and selected law enforcement agencies. This allows different
organisations to share the information they have on a specific suspect.
Contains 3.5 billion records. 20 Million records added every month. 222
databases. 4000 users. This database specializes in safeguarding children
and vulnerable people, countering terrorism and prevents organised
crime.
◉ PND Usefulness: Useful. Answer: Allows sharing of information
between forces. Handles billions of records and images. Can help
prevent and identify different crimes. Includes allegations as well as
number of convictions.
◉ PND Usefulness: Not Useful. Answer: Separate Database to Police
National Computer. Supposed to be replaced in 2020.
◉ PNC AND PND. Answer: PNC and PND are supposed to merge
together to form Law Enforcement Data Service.
◉ National DNA Database. Answer: Created in 1995. Individual
samples obtained and stored in a computer. Connects individuals to
crimes.
◉ DNA Database Usefulness: Useful. Answer: Can lead police to certain
suspects. DNA records are kept for comparison. Technology
improvement.
