Crime & Intelligence Analysis – Level 1 (Basic)
Ref: CI-01
Certified by The IALEIA (International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts) Professional Certification Committee. On completion of both our CI-01 and CI-02 courses students will be eligible to apply to the IALEIA Professional Certification Program.
Course Overview
This is an introductory course in Crime & Intelligence Analysis. The course presents material which describes the process of crime & intelligence analysis at a basic level. The role of the analyst and analysis is reviewed and the analysis process is examined. Some of the tools which analysts use are also introduced.
This first level course concentrates on crime analysis but covers some of the basic issues which arise in the day to day work of a crime and intelligence analyst.
NOTE: This is a foundation course and it is a requirement that you successfully complete this course before you move on to the level 2 or 3 courses.
Course aim
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the fundamental aspects of crime and intelligence analysis.
Course content
The following content is included in this course:
- A Brief History of Intelligence
- The Intelligence Cycle and Process
- Introduction to Criminal Intelligence and Crime Intelligence Analysis
- Types of Analysis
- Data Issues
- Forecasting
- Theories of Crime
- Dissemination
Duration of this course
This course consists of a 8 modules and is expected to take between 10 and 15 hours to complete. However, individual students work at their own pace and so this estimate should be used as a rough guide only – it may take you longer or you may complete the course in a shorter time.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Once you have been approved as a student and purchased access to this course, you will have a maximum of 28 days to complete it. If you do not finish the course within 28 days then you will need to sign up again.
Availability
This course is available please go to the Payment Page to order:
How is the course presented?
You will take this course online – the features of this course include:
- Narrated video presentations to help you understand the topics covered;
- Downloadable content – such as documents and images;
- Interactive features such as knowledge checks;
- Links to useful websites and other material;
- Self assessed knowledge checks;
- Assessed testing segments at the end of each chapter;
- Online forums to keep in touch with other students and your tutor;
- Email contact with your tutor;
- Reading lists;
- Online live ‘chat’ sessions with tutors and other students.
If you require this course to be delivered in a classroom then please contact us for details.
Computer requirements
In order to complete this course you will need to have regular access to a computer which meets the following minimum specification. Most computers purchased in last few years will far exceed these requirements:- Intel Pentium processor (or equivalent) with speed greater than 800 MHz
- Memory of at least 256mb
- 200mb of hard disk space
- Microsoft Windows 98 (or higher) with latest updates installed or Mac OS 9.x or OS 10.1.x
- Firefox 1.1+, Internet Explorer 5.0+, or Safari 1.0+
- An internet connection – broadband preferred
- Access to an email address is also required
- A screen display with at least 800x600 pixels resolution
- Compatible sound card and speakers (or headset)
Required Software:-
- Operating system: Recent Windows or Mac OS
- Adobe Reader (if you don't have this then you can get it FREE here)
- Microsoft Office (alternatively, you could use the Free program - Open Office)
- Flash Player 9 or above (Free program)
Language
All our online modules are available in English only – for options on translation please contact us here.Prerequisites
In order to complete this course, you must be able to use a computer keyboard, be familiar with using a mouse, navigate the internet to a basic level, open and close files on your computer and save and retrieve documents on your computer.Assessment & certification
There are 8 Modules in this course; each is made up of a number of Chapters. You must complete each chapter satisfactorily in order to move on to the next chapter.A module is completed when you have completed all the course chapters and achieved an overall course mark of 60% or more (which is a basic pass)
