Which statement describes categorically organizing information?

• A. Grouping information into types such as victims, witnesses, suspects, and evidence.
• B. Grouping information by weather conditions.
• C. Sorting by inmate age.
• D. Classifying information by the color of the incident report.

Answer: (C)

Organizing information categorically means placing data into distinct, non-overlapping groups based on a single attribute. Sorting by inmate age fits this idea because you can set clear age brackets (for example, 18–25, 26–35, 36–45, etc.) and every inmate falls into exactly one bracket. This makes retrieval, comparison, and analysis straightforward and consistent, which is especially useful for tasks like risk assessment or program eligibility in corrections.

Grouping by roles such as victims, witnesses, suspects, and evidence can create overlaps (a person might be both a witness and a suspect), so the categories aren’t strictly exclusive. Weather conditions relate to the environment rather than a characteristic of the data itself, and the color of an incident report is an arbitrary formatting attribute, not a meaningful way to organize the information.