CSS 304: Intelligence and Investigation Management

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, the students should be able to:

1. compare and distinguish between criminal intelligence and investigation;
2. identify the nature and purpose of criminal investigation;
3. discuss the process (cycle) of intelligence production and management;
4. describe the process of criminal investigation;
5. appreciate the value of investigation in criminal justice system; and
6. grasp the significance of intelligence in security management.

Course Contents

Nature and sources of intelligence; relationship between intelligence and investigation. Nature, purpose and process of intelligence production (intelligence cycle); sources of intelligence. process of criminal investigation and management; crime scene investigation. Scientific and technological tools of investigation. Surveillance and intelligence gathering; profiling for intelligence and investigation; intelligence sharing; significance of criminal intelligence in criminal investigation and prosecution; methods, uses and significance of criminal investigation in criminal justice administration and security management. Criminal investigation, intelligence and human rights. Criminal investigation and intelligence agencies in Nigeria.