JST117 Introduction to Intelligence (8)

This subject equips the student with a foundational understanding of crime, criminology, intelligence analysis and the role of intelligence in the criminal justice system.

Subject Outlines
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Availability

Session 1 (30)
Online
Manly Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: JST117. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security

Subject Relationships

GPM450 Paired Subject

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • Be able to demonstrate understanding of antecedents of crime and criminal behaviour.
  • Be able to demonstrate understanding of emerging trends in crime and the development of appropriate responses.
  • Be able to demonstrate understanding of the various stages of the criminal justice system.
  • Be able to demonstrate understanding of the use of the crime triangle and important crime prevention concepts such as motivation, opportunity and guardianship.
  • Be able to demonstrate understanding of the intelligence cycle and what each of the steps involves.
  • Be able to demonstrate understanding of the purpose of intelligence products and the role of intelligence in law enforcement

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:

1. Crime and criminal behaviour
-Types of crime
-Causes of crime
-Emerging trends
2. The criminal justice system
-Police
-Courts
-Probation
-Prison
-Aftercare
3. Responding to crime
-Theories of crime control
-Environmental criminology and the crime triangle
-Intelligence led policing
4 The intelligence cycle
-The role of intelligence in preventing and responding to crime.

Contact

Current Students

For any enquiries about subject selection or course structure please contact Student Central or ask@csu.edu.au or phone on 1800 275 278.

Prospective Students

For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 275 278 (free call within Australia) or enquire online.

The information contained in the 2018 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: August 2018. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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