CJ 277 Applied Crime Analysis Research & Design Methods (5 credits)
Course Description
A capstone experience for the Crime Analysis and Investigations program where students will conduct a crime analysis.
Course Content
A. Applied concepts, theories, and terminology of crime analysis
B. Applied concepts of thinking, logic/fallacies of logic, inference development, crime indicators, and crime pattern analysis
C. Applied concepts of research design and methodology
D. Applied concepts of crime analysis database
E. Philosophy of science and scientific inquiry
F. General issues in research design: causality, validity and reliability
G. Research ethics
H. Experimental design and quasi-experimental variants
I. Modes of observation, probability sampling, non-probability sampling,
J. Levels of measurement, scaling, and indices
K. Interpretive methodologies
L. Report writing and delivery
Student Outcomes
- Apply the fundamental methods criminologists use to conduct research and gather information.
- Use quantitative and qualitative approaches to systematically measure data and explore concepts and experiences.
- Design and execute applied research of crime, crime trends, and crime patterns to conduct a crime analysis.
- Present crime analysis findings to an audience of subject matter experts.
- Develop crime intelligence through the process of critical thinking, logic, inference development, and recommendation development to complete intelligence gathering for decision-making and action.
- Assess bias/positionality in one’s own and others’ work and the potential impact of this bias/positionality in criminal profiling.
Degree Outcomes
Program Outcomes:
Graduates will critically apply theoretically sound judgment in crime analysis research techniques and design methods, criminal investigation, and investigative profiling.
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.
Intercultural Engagement: Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as race, social class, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
Potential Methods
A. Case studies
B. Team assignments
C. Objective tests
D. Subjective tests
E. Self-evaluation
F. Instructor evaluation
G. Peer evaluation
H. Class discussion
I. Projects
J. Presentations
K. Oral presentation
L. Portfolios
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