Criminal Justice 311
CRJU 311: Crime Analysis Data and Technology
Credit Hours: (4)
Instructional Method: Four hours lecture
Notes: L (Applied Learning) Area
Introduces students to data collection methods and technological foundations of the criminal justice system and crime analysis. Methods taught include data collection and collation as well as the application and critical evaluation of how software applications are used to conduct crime analysis.
Content
Topics for discussion may include, but are not limited to:
1. Effective professional communication
2. History and analysis of law enforcement technologies
3.Introduction to 911 system technologies
4. Local record management systems
5. Federal record management systems
6. Fusion Centers
7. Environmental criminology
8. The logic of Maps, GIS, and Google Earth
9. Crime mapping
10. Working with Census Data
11. Working with Excel
Detailed Description of Conduct of Course
A number of instructional strategies will be employed in this course to enhance student engagement. The following basic strategies will be used in the course, but the instructor is not limited to using only these strategies: Lecture, computer laboratory work, assessments, case studies and practical examples, evaluation of research articles, student presentations, class discussions, group learning projects, oral communication activities, written and critical thinking assignments, guest speakers, videos.
Student Learning Outcomes
Having completed this course, students will be able to:
1) Link theoretical concepts of crime analysis to their application in technology and software.
2) Differentiate among data collection methods, data sources and data structure within the criminal justice system and crime analysis.
3) Understand and critique national data standards and published crime statistics.
4) Collect and manage both primary and secondary crime analysis data.
5) Utilize crime analysis and other software to apply analytical methods resulting in crime maps, spreadsheets, statistics, reports, and presentations.
Assessment Measures
Include any combination of the following strategies:
Examinations, quizzes, computer assignments, assessments, presentations, in class discussion and participation, written critical thinking assignments, evaluation of seminal and current research, group participation.
Review and Approval
April 21, 2017
June, 2023