GEOG 550F. Forensic Geography (3)

Prerequisite: GEOG 306 or an additional statistics course; or permission of the instructor. This course is designed to help students learn how to use the tools and techniques of the forensic geographer so they may prepare to do research in criminology or prepare for careers in the criminal justice field. Class activities will be split between discussion of concepts and theories that apply to a spatial understanding of crime, and applications of statistical techniques/spatial analysis to crime data.