Description

The Graduate Certificate in Crime Analysis provides information for data-driven management, investigative support and general crime analysis. This unique graduate certificate program is designed to provide essential skills that are critically needed by law enforcement agencies to meet new demands for sophisticated crime analysis and mapping products.

The program addresses the needs of traditional criminal justice graduate students and nontraditional criminal justice practitioners. Theoretical aspects of crime pattern analysis are combined with practical applications to understand the development of data-driven crime prevention strategies. Crime pattern recognition and examination are emphasized.

The program emphasizes data management abilities that are essential for sophisticated crime analysis. Students learn to synthesize theory and application in order to produce the knowledge base necessary to: 1) fully utilize available technologies to develop and perform complex crime analysis and mapping; 2) perform advanced spatial analyses of crime; and 3) understand the essentials of creating customized crime analysis and mapping applications that are agency-specific.

The certificate program is affiliated with the Master of Science in Criminal Justice and administered by the Department of Criminal Justice. The program follows UCF policies and procedures for graduate certificate programs.

Admission

Admission is open to those with a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution. An application to the graduate certificate program and official transcripts must be submitted. Applicants must apply online.

Application Due Dates

U.S. Applicants

Program(s)	Fall Priority	Fall	Spring	Summer
Graduate Certificate in Crime Analysis		Jul 15	Dec 1	Apr 15

 

Requirements

Requirements—9 Credit Hours Minimum

The Crime Analysis certificate program consists of three required courses, which are taught in a computer lab with a hands-on environment. The courses must be taken in the following sequential order:

• CCJ 5073 Data Management Systems for Crime Analysis - Fall (3 credit hours)
• CCJ 6079 Crime Mapping and Analysis in Criminal Justice - Spring (3 credit hours)
• CCJ 6077 Advanced Crime Mapping and Analysis in Criminal Justice - Summer (3 credit hours)

Entry into a graduate certificate program does not guarantee admission to a graduate program. However, once a student has applied to and is accepted into a regular graduate program, credits from a certificate program may be applied toward an existing graduate program with the consent of the program. No internship or independent study may be used in a certificate program. A certificate program must be completed within three years of the start of the first course in the certificate program.

Contact Info

Joseph Sanborn, Associate Professor
Phone Number: 407-823-6486
cjgrad@mail.ucf.edu