Criminal Justice 405
CRJU 405: Tactical Crime Analysis and Criminal Intelligence
Prerequisites: CRJU 100, CRJU 310 and CRJU 311 (with a "C-" or better), or permission of the instructor
Credit Hours: (4)
Note(s):R (Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning) Area
Examination of the specific theories, data, analytical methods, and application of tactical crime analysis as they realte to criminal intelligence analysis, repeat incident analysis, crime pattern identification, and communication of results.
Detailed Description of Content of Course
1) Students will study the theories and analytical methods of tactical crime analysis and their application to short-term crime and disorder activity and crime prevention strategies.
2) Students will test theoretical concepts using tactical crime analysis data and analytical methods.
3) Students will critically evaluate and interpret their analytical results through written reports and presentations.
4) Students will demonstrate the ability to think critically about data collection methods, analytical methods, and the use of tactical crime analysis results for crime prevention by police through writing, presentations, and class exercises.
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.
Goals and Objectives of the Course
Having completed this course, students will be able to:
1) Link theoretical constructs to the scope and purpose of tactical crime analysis.
2) Differentiate among tectical crime analysis primary and secondary data collection methods and quality.
3) Understand key tactical analytical methods such as offender analysis, link analysis, criminal investigative analysis, and geographic profiling.
4) Conduct repeat incident analysis and crime pattern identification.
5) Evaluate tactical crime analysis methods and results disseminated through reports and articles.
6) Produce tactical crime analysis results in the form of crime pattern bulletins, arrest bulletins, crime maps and offender and criminal network profiles.
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
March 01, 2021
June, 2023; Reviewed by Dr. Riane Bolin, Department Chair