Course Overview
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of crime and intelligence analysis and the various roles played by law enforcement analysts. Students will learn key topics relating analysis, core competencies, models of intelligence, logic and will learn how to prepare and present a variety of intelligence products. Students will learn i2 Analyst's Notebook v.7 and related software extensions for application in the operational setting. Other relevant analytic software used in the course includes i2 iBase, ATAC and ESRI ArcGIS v. 9.2 mapping software.
Prerequisite(s)
- Admission to a Forensics credential program or permission of the Program Head.
Credits
3.0
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Compare and contrast a variety of policing models (e.g., traditional, community-based, intelligence-led, problem-oriented and crime reduction models).
- Examine the various research designs and methods available to crime and intelligence analysts.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the rules surrounding the dissemination and security of information, the provisions of Third Party Rule, and disclosure requirements as they relate to law enforcement analysts.
- Identify the various data sources used in the crime and intelligence analysis process.
- Design and prepare daily and weekly tactical crime analysis bulletins and known offender profiles.
- Apply i2 Analyst's Notebook v. 7 to create charts and diagrams used for intelligence analysis purposes.
- Apply iBase for crime and intelligence analysis to produce various analytical products
- Design a crime profile using maps, spatial and temporal analysis in an operational analytical framework.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2009
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