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Criminal Justice (CRJS) 494

Crime and Intelligence Analysis (Revision 1)

CRJS 494

Delivery Mode:Individualized study online or grouped study.

Credits: 3

Area of Study: Applied Studies

Prerequisite: None.

Centre: Centre for State and Legal Studies

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Overview

CRJS 494 - Crime and Intelligence Analysis provides a broad understanding of the analysis discipline relevant to the criminal justice system, within the scope of law enforcement. In this course, you will learn the important components of analysis within law enforcement. You will have a greater understanding of how an analysis is integral to policing through increased knowledge of crime theory and models of policing. You will also understand how tactical and strategic applications of crime and intelligence analysis are used to address serious and organized crime or recommend crime control and reduction strategies.

Outline

There are 10 units in CRJS 494.

Unit 1: The Discipline of Analysis: A Historical Perspective

Unit 2: Analytical Roles and Responsibilities

Unit 3: The Intelligence Cycle

Unit 4: Models of Policing

Unit 5: Theories of Crime and Geographical Information Systems

Unit 6: Tactical Analysis

Unit 7: Strategic Analysis

Unit 8: Analytical End Products

Unit 9: Behavioural Sciences

Unit 10: A Concluding Overview: A Critical Thinking Approach to Analysis

Evaluation

Your final grade in Criminal Justice 494: Crime and Intelligence Analysis will be based on the grades you achieve in your course work. There is no exam. To receive credit for the course, you must achieve an overall course grade of “D” (50 percent) or higher.

The following chart summarizes the course work for credit, each item’s weighting toward your final grade.

Course work for credit Weight toward final grade Requirements
Online journal (blog) 20% Students will keep an electronic journal (blog) to be completed after each of the 10 units. This will provide students an opportunity to reflect on their learning experiences.
Online discussions 20% Students will partner to facilitate online discussions based on a course unit and will synthesize the discussions.
Written assignments 30% Three written submissions of 750 words (+/- 10%) each are due at the end of Units 3, 7, and 10. Each assignment is worth 10% of the final grade.
Research paper 30% Students will research and write one 3,000-word research paper on a selected topic.
Total 100%  

Course Materials

Most of the information for Criminal Justice 494: Crime and Intelligence Analysis is found on the Moodle course site.

Textbooks

Bruce, Christopher W., Hick, Steven R., and Cooper, Julie P. (Eds.). (2004). Exploring crime analysis: Readings on essential skills. Overland Park, KS: IACA Press (International Association of Crime Analysts).

Peterson, M., Morehouse, B. & Wright, R. (Eds.). (2000) Intelligence 2000: Revising the basic elements: A guide for intelligence professionals. Lawrenceville, NJ: International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA).

Readings

All readings for this course are available in the Digital Reading Room (DRR). You will be directed to the appropriate readings throughout the course.

Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.

Opened in Revision 1, November 5, 2009.

Last updated by SAS  09/10/2013 11:31:20