Forensic Science II: Introduction to Crime Mapping

Catalog description

This special section of FS492 teaches students how to use a geographic information system (GIS) to analyze crime which may include national trends as well as individual crime scenes. The lessons include the basic terms and principles of GIS, creation and management of GIS data, geocoding and plotting data based on coordinates, performing spatial queries, identifying hot spots, analyzing patterns of movement, and creating high-definition maps for strategic and tactical planning and prosecutorial exhibition. Prerequisite(s): CJ 101 and CJ 341 and FS 491 .