Undergraduate
Online Academic Catalog
Crime Mapping
44.397
Course ID: 005407
This course examines the use of new technologies to analyze crime patterns and develop crime prevention strategies. Students study theories that explain the geographic distribution of crime and learn how to use Geographic Information Systems to study crime in ways that draw upon theory as well as how to apply GIS techniques in the law enforcement and corrections fields.
Credits: 3
Pre-Req: 44.390 CJ Research Methods or 47.269 Research I: Basics; CJ (BS) Junior/Senior standing only