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Dec 02, 2024
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2018-2019 Pierce College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Crime Analysis and Investigations Certificate Course Map
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2. Introduction to Investigative Profiling
3. Introduction to Crime Analysis and Intelligence
Action Item: Attend all day advising.
4. Criminal Investigations
- CJ 272 Criminal Investigations (5 credits)
Course purpose: This course will explore investigative theory, sources of information, interview and interrogation techniques, crime patterns, criminal law & procedures, and report writing. In this course you will practice applying investigative procedures within legal and ethical constraints, essential to ensuring equitable application in your future career. This course is a required course for future optional credentialing by the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts and International Association of Crime Analysts.
5. Crime Mapping Techniques
Action Item: GPA check at the completion of 20 credits
6. Criminal Behavior
- CJ 274 Criminal Behavior (5 credits)
Course purpose: This course focuses on the scientific study and psychological bases & dynamics of criminal situations & criminal behavior; major theories of criminal & aggressive behavior; cognitive, psychodynamic, behavioral, social learning, descriptive, & developmental theories are discussed & compared with current classification systems.
7. Advanced Crime Analysis Techniques
- CJ 275 Advanced Crime Analysis Techniques (5 credits)
Course purpose: Encompassing concepts & technical skills across all major types of crime analysis, you will engage in a series of projects that replicate the analyses & challenges crime analysts regularly encounter, ensuring that you are fully prepared to enter into an analyst position. This course is a required course for future optional credentialing by the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts and International Association of Crime Analysts.
Action Item: Attend all day advising. Update resume, apply for position. Apply for graduation
8. Empirical Profiling
- CJ 276 Empirical Profiling (5 credits)
Course purpose: You will practice applying the concepts of empirical profiling to real domestic and international cases, ensuring that you are able to provide your skills accurately, cross-culturally, and without bias. These three areas are imperative for success in the field. This course must be taken in your fourth/final quarter, simultaneously with CAPSTONE: Crime Analysis Application (Research & Design Methods).
9. Applied Crime Analysis Research and Design Methods
- CJ 277 Applied Crime Analysis Research and Design Methods (5 credits)
Course purpose: In this course, you will develop an original crime analysis project & bring the project to completion, including the gathering of data, the analysis of data, the application of the data, and a presentation of your findings. This course is designed to mirror the standard function of any analyst and/or profiler, and serves as the Capstone course for this certificate. This course is a required course for future optional credentialing by the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts and International Association of Crime Analysts. This course must be taken in your fourth/final quarter, simultaneously with Empirical Profiling & Crime Scene Analysis.
Action Item: Join the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analystis
Join the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts as a student or basic member, depending on current criminal justice position.
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