Certificate in Crime and Intelligence Analysis
Program
The Crime and Intelligence Analysis Certificate provides specialized training in an emerging field. You will learn how to identify and define crime trends, problems and patterns, and to use your research and analysis to create tactics and strategies that lead to an effective police response.
Are you looking for an interesting and challenging career in law enforcement? Crime and Intelligence Analysis is an emerging career that uses analysis, research and statistical methods to predict and prevent crime. Most analysts work in law enforcement agencies. The demand for crime and intelligence analysis is rising because of the United States focus on crime and terrorist activity.
Graduates of the Crime and Intelligence Analysis Certificate receive four key benefits that validate their expertise. These include:
- A certificate from the California Department of Justice designating you as a Certified Crime & Intelligence Analyst
- A Crime and Intelligence Analysis Certificate from Cal State Fullerton demonstrating completion of this program
- "On-the-job training" through a 400-hour practicum/internship with a law enforcement agency
- National certification that is recognized in other states
The Crime and Intelligence Analysis Certificate consists of eight required courses totaling 188 hours of lecture and discussion. 18.8 Continuing Education Units will be awarded to the certificate graduate.
Program Objective
Certificate graduates will be able to:
- Collect data, subject it to statistical tests, develop and test hypotheses
- Write conclusions of findings in a manner which adheres to commonly accepted criminal justice research standards
- Conceptualize and convert raw data into valid criminal intelligence information
- Create association matrices and prepare telephone toll analysis, hierarchical analysis, visual investigation analysis, link analysis, and financial analysis
- Detect and understand the distinction between crime patterns, series and trends; demonstrate a familiarity with motives for crime and types of criminals
- Analyze data and determine when and where a criminal may strike again; develop crime/suspect and suspect/crime correlations; develop target profile analysis
- Articulate crime problems to individuals and groups through written reports, charts and graphs
Who Should Attend
- New employees in the crime and intelligence analysis field
- Those who work in crime and intelligence analysis units
- Law enforcement employees (both sworn and nonsworn) who need to know how to better use data and information
- Those desiring future employment as crime and intelligence analysts
Eligibility
Application for the Certificate
All certificate candidates need to complete an application form and submit it with a $50 non-refundable application fee, transcripts and/or appropriate supporting documents to CSUF Extended Education. It is strongly recommended that certificate candidates submit this application as early in the program as possible, even though specific supporting documents may be pending. Applications will not be accepted without the application fee.
Certificate candidates are expected to complete all of the required courses in the program. However, you may choose to complete courses on an individual basis as well.
Certificate Requirements
To be eligible for the certificate, students must meet and document the following requirements on the application for the program:
- Completion of an Introduction to Criminal Justice and a Criminal Law class from an accredited program of study or a letter of verification of such working knowledge from an employer/instructor (students may complete these prerequisite classes while enrolled in initial certificate classes)
- Knowledge of basic computer applications and skills, such as word processing, spreadsheet documents, and data entry, documented through a program of study or letter of verification from an employer
Students need to complete all the required certificate classes, including the 400-hour Practicum in Crime and Intelligence Analysis, to be eligible for the certificate. After completing all certificate requirements and classes, students need to document this on a study plan/request for certificate form and send this form to Extended Education to initiate the processing for the certificate. Certificates are not processed without submission of this form.
CSUF Credit Classes That Meet Certificate Prerequisite Requirements
Students may enroll in the degree credit classes listed below, if needed, through Open University enrollment in Extended Education. Please consult the university's class schedule for information about the schedule and availability of these classes for the current semester. Open University registration forms are available through the Extended Education Registration Office.
Introduction to Criminal Justice CRJU 300 (3 Units)
A study of the underlying ideological issues confronting America's system of criminal justice, with an emphasis on key concepts in conflict (law and order, rehabilitation vs. retribution, etc.).
Criminal Law: Substantive CRJU 310A (3 Units)
The general doctrines of criminal liability in the United States and the classification of crimes against persons, property and the public welfare. The concept of governmental sanction of the conduct of the individual.
Waiving Certificate Classes
Students may waive no more than 40 hours total of CEU certificate classes to be eligible for the certificate. However, students who have completed the following credit classes through Cal State Fullerton's Department of Criminal Justice may waive the corresponding equivalent certificate classes, totaling a maximum of 76 hours:
CRJU 462 Crime Analysis (3 units) is equivalent to:
-Crime Analysis Data Analysis and
-Crime Analysis Applications
CRJU 450 Organized Crime and Intelligence Analysis (3 units) is equivalent to:
-Basic Elements of Criminal Intelligence and
-Criminal Intelligence Analysis
The CEUs for the waived classes cannot be reflected in the total CEUs earned for the certificate. Students interested in waiving a class must submit a "Request for Waiving a Course" form and register for "Course Waiver: Crime and Intelligence Analysis"(Fee $55 - nonrefundable). The waiver form is available on our Web site - http://www.csufextension.org. Click on "Info" then "Forms", or you may also call 657.278.2611 to obtain a form.
Contact Kristyn Hursh, 657.278.7427, khursh@fullerton.edu