INVESTIGATIVE SOFTWARE TOOLS

Catalog description

Intelligence led policing and intelligence based investigative strategies are coming to the forefront of law enforcement. Private industry is alwso becoming increasingly aware of the strategic intelligence model as it applies to corporate planning, competitce practices and maintaining corporate integrity. This course is designed to introduce students to several key software tools that are widely used and considered essential for intelligence research and criminal investigations. These software tools will include, but not be limited to, Analyst Notebook, iBase, and Idea. Students will be given a thorough understanding of how to apply these tools in the course of the intelligence process and/or during the course of a criminal investigation. The course will culminate with students preparing a project using all the software tools introduced during the course.