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Nature of course request C01978 :

New course

400/500 course

First term offered : Spring 2012
Course Prefix&Number	Descriptive Title	Credits/Hours
CJ-429/529	Tactical Crime Analysis	4 -

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: By the end of the course, students will be able to: ¿ Articulate the relevant terms and concepts of tactical analysis ¿ Understand the theoretical foundations of tactical analysis ¿ Identify patterns and series using several methods ¿ Fully analyze patterns and series for spatial, temporal, offender, victim, modus operandi, and other factors ¿ Create an effective tactical analysis product ¿ Identify effective police tactics to intercede in patterns and series

Justification for adding the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): This course is the third in a series of three courses that will introduce students to the field of crime analysis, which is an emerging technical discipline that has come to inform and direct criminal justice policy.

Faculty and facilities needed: None

Brief Course outline: See attached syllabus

Approval Queue C01978

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