Course Overview
This course provides students with an in-depth introduction to the theory and practice of strategic analysis and provincial threat assessment and its relevant applications to the policing environment. A variety of contemporary strategic methods and analytic products will be used for analyzing cases and developing short and long-term goals to collect actionable criminal intelligence. Students will learn how to prepare effective provincial threat assessments using the Sleipnir methodology, and apply this knowledge and these concepts in an operational analytical framework.
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
Uopn successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify the difference between strategic and tactical analysis.
- Examine the structure of strategic thinking and identify strategic indicators.
- Construct a hypothesis and select an appropriate research framework for analysis.
- Develop an effective collection plan utilizing the Sleipnir methodology.
- Plan and define tasks for preparing a credible provincial threat assessment.
- Apply empirical research and analytical methods to develop operationally-valid strategic product.
- Conduct environmental scans, forecasts and threat/vulnerability assessments.
- Measure the effectiveness of strategic products and outcomes in an operational context.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2009
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