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Dec 06, 2024
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CJS 2010 - Foundations of Intelligence & Crime Analysis Credits: 3 Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab None Course Description: Students in law enforcement, criminal justice, and other public safety areas will study the history of the intelligence cycle and the processes and functions of an analysis unit. Students will study implementation of the intelligence cycle within an agency and community in order to develop information to support stakeholders and decision-makers. Students will study core analytical and statistical skills using data sources commonly found in public government. MnTC Goals None
Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher and placement into MATH 0070 or above or completion of MATH 0030 or MATH 0060 with a grade of C or higher. Corequisite(s): None Recommendation: None
Major Content
- Intelligence Cycle Historical perspective How to determine who is doing what – uses of analysis How to develop a program/unit – roles and functions How to collect data How to collate data How to analyze data How to disseminate data
- Calculator use and functions
- How to develop processes and products to support an agency
- How to organize and present data
- Relationships among local, state and federal agencies
- Use of statistics within the analysis process
Learning Outcomes At the end of this course students will be able to:
- explain the intelligence cycle as it relates to the role of an analyst in the criminal justice and public safety fields.
- describe the role and function of an analyst in the criminal justice and public safety fields.
- define types, functions, and processes of analysis.
- determine the validity, reliability, and credibility of verbal, written, numeric and graphic information encountered during the analysis process.
- identify the difference between tactical, strategic, and administrative analysis.
- describe the relationship between criminal justice and public safety systems at a local, state and federal level.
- organize and present data effectively.
- perform web-based and database searches common to industry.
- use types of statistics such as mean, mode, median, standard deviation, etc.
Competency 1 (1-6) None Competency 2 (7-10) None Courses and Registration
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