April 27, 2006 Source: :
http://www.bcit.ca/news/releases/newsrelease042706313.shtml BCIT launches crime and intelligence analysis program, the first in Canada BURNABY, BC: Students in BCIT’s Forensic Investigation degree program will soon have a new study option: crime and intelligence analysis, or CIA. BCIT, Canada’s premier polytechnic institution and a leader in forensic studies, has developed this new option in order to meet industry demand for highly-trained professionals, as law enforcement agencies continue to combat gun crimes, street gangs, drug trafficking and other, increasingly more sophisticated, criminal activity. "We know that there is a strong need for crime and intelligence analysts for a wide range of industries, such as law enforcement and security, and we have designed this new program to meet those needs and prepare our grads for job success," says Bill Brown, program coordinator for BCIT’s Forensic Science Technology Program. The CIA program will be offered starting this fall, and with it, BCIT becomes the first i2 Collegiate Outreach Program partner in Canada – i2 Inc. is a leading worldwide provider of visual investigative analysis software for law enforcement, intelligence, military and private companies. The Collegiate Outreach Program, developed by i2, provides software free-of-charge to colleges and universities that offer courses in criminal justice. In addition, the CIA program is supported by ESRI Canada, the Canadian distributor of ESRI software, the world’s leading geographic information systems (GIS) software. GIS provides law enforcement and criminal justice personnel with the ability to access and process information quickly, helping them to determine priorities, analyze crime patterns and historical events, and predict future events. Bair Software, Inc. is providing a crime analysis software program called ATAC, or Automated Tactical Analysis of Crime, which identifies and tracks crime patterns and trends, for the new program. "Our increasingly complex global environment has given rise to sophisticated threats to public safety, including organized crime, arms trafficking, money laundering and terrorism. BCIT’s far-sighted program, the first of its kind in the country, recognizes the vital contribution that crime and intelligence analysts make in finding, solving and preventing threats to our security," says Robert Fahlman, Deputy Director General of Criminal Intelligence Service Canada. In addition to core courses in liberal studies, students in the CIA option will take courses in applied management, legal framework, investigative framework, as well as a practicum and various electives. Some of the eight new courses to be offered as part of the program include: crime analysis, crime mapping and national security analysis. Students will also learn geographic profiling and how to use the internet for investigations. The British Columbia Institute of Technology is the largest post-secondary institution in British Columbia and Canada’s leading polytechnic institute, with more than 48,000 full and part-time students pursuing a variety of polytechnic programs leading to degrees, diplomas, and certificates. -30- Learn more about BCIT's forensics programs. For further information: Allison Markin, Media Relations Manager
Tel. 604-432-8773
Cell 604-836-6700
allison_markin@bcit.ca
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