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Nature of course request C01695 :

New course 400/500 course

First term offered :
Course Prefix&Number Descriptive Title Credits/Hours
CJ-429/529 Tactical Crime Analysis 4 - 0




Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces)
TacCrime Analysis
Catalog Description:
Building on knowledge learned in CJ-428/528, this course introduces students to tactical crime analysis. Using advanced software and qualitative and/or quantitative models to analyze their data, students will develop a tactical plan that addresses an immediate crime pattern or series of crimes with the goal of devising quick response tactics (actions that could be employed in a field setting) to deter or apprehend an offender. (Prerequisite CJ-428/528)
Course Goal and Objectives:
This course introduces students to tactical crime analysis.
Justification for adding the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.):
The addition of this course keeps pace with the emerging field of crime analysis.
Faculty and facilities needed:
Adjunct Faculty
Brief Course outline:
Using advanced software and qualitative and/or quantitative models to analyze their data, students will develop a tactical plan that addresses an immediate crime pattern or series of crimes with the goal of devising quick response tactics (actions that could be employed in a field setting) to deter or apprehend an offender.


Approval Queue C01695
Step Approver Decision Timestamp
1 - Department Stephen Gibbons ApprovedOctober 04 2011
2 - Division John Rector ApprovedOctober 07 2011
3 - Division Curriculum Mark Henkels ApprovedOctober 27 2011
5 - Curriculum Committee Thaddeus Shannon RejectedNovember 16 2011
Comments: No criteria is offered for distinguishing undergraduate credit from graduate credit. Prerequisite references CJ-428/528 which is not yet approved. Whole course sequence CJ -426/526, 428/528, 429/529 should be submitted as new courses, and include explanations of how undergraduate versus graduate credit will be granted.
5 - Graduate Committee Marie LeJeune RejectedJanuary 17 2012
Comments: The graduate committee needs a new course proposal with a syllabus that clearly distinguishes graduate requirements for coursework, expectations, and assessments that differ from undergraduate requirements.
6 - Faculty Senate Gavin Keulks RejectedMarch 13 2012
Comments: Rejecting to clean up the portal; deans and above should do same. Proposal was resubmitted.


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