ADJ 163 - Crime Analysis and Intelligence (3 CR.)

Provides a basic introduction to crime analysis and criminal intelligence. Covers the need, structure, and function within the law enforcement agency, relevant law, and future trends. Lecture 3 hours per week.

General Course Purpose
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with an understanding of the law enforcement and national security profession and process of identifying, analyzing, and finding solutions to patterns, trends, and problems to crime and national security challenges.

Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

Understand and explain the reasons for major law enforcement and national security failures of intelligence collection, analysis, and failure to share results.
Explain the differences between crime analysis, intelligence analysis, investigative analysis, and operational analysis.
Understand and describe each step of the intelligence cycle.
Identify various traits of a professional intelligence analyst.
Identify and describe the uses for different types of law enforcement analytic software.
Explain how an analyst’s perceptions, mindsets, and cognitive biases can adversely affect intelligence products.
Understand and explain the ethical issues involving the law enforcement collection, retention, and use of information about persons and organizations.

Major Topics to be Included

Explain the relevance and long-lasting impact of the NYPD’s CompStat process.
Review historical law enforcement, military, and national security intelligence successes and failures.
Examine the FBI’s intelligence cycle.
Review intelligence collection tactics and problems prior and post 9/11.
Differentiate between strategic and tactical intelligence.
Review ethical intelligence collection techniques.
Examine organizational communication between law enforcement and national security agencies.
Discuss career opportunities in the field of intelligence.

Extra Topics (Optional)

The course may include related topics at the discretion of the instructor.

Revised 11/2021