Crime Analysis & Mapping (JUST A432) course gives practical training in common crime analysis tasks used in law enforcement

Crime analysis is the practical application of data analysis — and is essential to many modern approaches to solving crime problems. Focused on doing analysis instead of talking about it, Crime Analysis & Mapping (JUST A432), introduces crime analysis tasks based on scenarios commonly faced by crime analysts in law enforcement agencies throughout the US.

The course gives students practical training in ArcGIS for Desktop and Excel, two of the most commonly-used tools in the industry. Enrollment includes a one-year academic license for ArcGIS for installation on your computer.

This Spring 2019 elective course will be held Tuesdays 2:30 to 5:15 PM.

• CRN: 31500
• Catalog description: Introduces analytical concepts and computer applications used in the study of temporal and spatial crime data. Demonstrates how these techniques can be used by justice agencies with a special emphasis given to police departments. 
• Registration restrictions: Completion of all GER Tier 1 (basic college-level skills) courses and • Junior or senior standing
• Prerequisites: JUST A200 with a minimum grade of C and JUST A201 with a minimum grade of C.
• Attributes: UAA Integrative Capstone GER.

Contact: Dr. Troy Payne, tpayne9@alaska.edu

Registration for Spring 2019 courses begins on November 12 for seniors and November 13 for juniors.