CRJS-5170 : Crime Analysis

Introduction and overview of methods, models, approaches, and practices used in gathering data about crime and criminal behavior and examination of application of criminological theory to applied crime analysis. Focus on analysis of criminal incidents, identification of patterns, trends, and problems using evidence and data sets necessary to determine the nature of offense behavior, modus operandi and signature, victim-offender interactions, offending patterns, offense escalation, case linkage, and identification of characteristics of offense incidents for the purpose of aiding and informing decision-making and strategies in law enforcement and criminal justice.