Course Location
Toronto Police College
70 Birmingham Street
Toronto, ON
M8V3W6
Course Overview
This program is designed to give analysts, investigators, detectives, and managers the background and skills to interpret geographic profiles correctly and to make actionable recommendations. Students learn through presentations given by subject matter experts, through the study of real cases, group dialogue, and a field exercise as well as hands-on training with the professional geographic profiling software RIGEL. This course is approved by the Committee for Geographic Profiling Analyst Training and Certification (CGPATC), and gradutates are eligible for certification as Geographic Profiling Analysts.
GPA I – Basic
Date: TBD, 2011
Time: 8:30am-5:00pm
Course Fee: TBD + 13% HST
Course Overview: Basic introduction to the concepts and theory of geographic profiling. It covers serial crime, case linkage analysis, criminal hunting methods, environmental criminology, behavioral geography, crime patterns, routine activities, criminal hunting methods, and journey-to crime research. Case examples are used to illustrate major points.
GPA II – Advanced
Date: TBD, 2011
Time: 8:30am-5:00pm
Course Fee: TBD + 13% HST
Course Overview: This course builds on the GPA I and instructs students in the methodology of geographic profiling by using the Criminal Geographic Targeting (CGT) algorithm to determine the area of likely offender residence. This class is taught in a computer lab setting and consists of several cases which illustrate how to use geographic profiling techniques in a criminal investigation. Law enforcement personnel only.
Who Can Attend?
Crime and Intelligence Analysts, Detectives, Investigators, Law Enforcement Personnel
Topics Covered
Serial Crime, Case Linkage Analysis, Criminal Hunting Methods, Environmental Criminology, Behavioural Geography
Course Contacts
Instructor: Brad Moore
Facilities Contact: Manny San Pedro
Registration Contact: Stephen Church p. (604) 718-2065
Disclaimer
Course fees paid in advance are fully refundable up until the cancellation deadline. After the cancellation deadline, course fees are not refundable.
Courses are subject to cancellation at any time up until the start date. If a course is cancelled, all fees paid in advance will be fully refunded or credited against a future GPA course at the registrant’s option. The course organizer accepts no responsibility for any non-refundable expenses incurred by the registrant in case of cancellation.
All registrations are subject to review by the course organizer and lead instructor prior to being accepted to ensure that registrants meet the course requirements. Paid registrations may be switched to an alternate person, subject to review and acceptance. Registrants will be notified promptly of acceptance.
Registration
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