GPH 348 Crime Mapping

3 Credit(s)

This course will involve the exploration and analysis of spatial and temporal patterns of crime, the use of technologies to analyze patterns of crime, and the development of crime prevention strategies. Theories of crime including those from Geography and Ecology of Crime, will be applied to the analysis of patterns of crime. Students will acquire practical skills of crime analysis through the use of modern geographic information systems and statistical crime tracking software. Students will learn about how these skills are directly relevant to, and currently used by, policing and corrections. Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisites; CRJ101 and CRJ362