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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
  1. 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
  2. Calculator use and functions
  3. How to develop processes and products to support an agency
  4. How to organize and present data
  5. Relationships among local, state and federal agencies
  6. Use of statistics within the analysis process

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

  1. explain the intelligence cycle as it relates to the role of an analyst in the criminal justice and public safety fields.
  2. describe the role and function of an analyst in the criminal justice and public safety fields.
  3. define types, functions, and processes of analysis.
  4. determine the validity, reliability, and credibility of verbal, written, numeric and graphic information encountered during the analysis process.
  5. identify the difference between tactical, strategic, and administrative analysis.
  6. describe the relationship between criminal justice and public safety systems at a local, state and federal level.
  7. organize and present data effectively.
  8. perform web-based and database searches common to industry.
  9. use types of statistics such as mean, mode, median, standard deviation, etc.

Competency 1 (1-6)
None
Competency 2 (7-10)
None


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