Crime and Intelligence Analysis Certificate

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

- 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

Application for the Certificate

All certificate candidates need to complete the online application form and submit it along with transcripts and/or appropriate supporting documents to CSUF Extended Education prior to the start of the program. If specific supporting documents are pending, it is recommended that you submit your application first.

Certificate candidates are expected to complete all of the required courses in the program. However, students 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.

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 complete a request for certificate form online at http://extension.fullerton.edu/ProfessionalDevelopment/Certificate-Request 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.

Foundations of Criminal Justice CRJU 300 (3 Units)

AND

Criminal Law: Substantive CRJU 310A (3 Units)


Waiving Certificate Classes
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 these classes need to submit a "Waiver Request" form (Fee $55 - nonrefundable). The waiver form is available on our Web site - http://extension.fullerton.edu/ProfessionalDevelopment. Click on the Current Students tab and go to the Forms page, or you may also call 657.278.2611 to obtain a form.

Holly Carver

Crime Analyst, Costa Mesa Police Department

Christine L Gardiner

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Division of Politics, Administration and Justice, California State University, Fullerton

Wendy Harn

Assistant Director, Crime Analysis Program, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Paul Hower

Crime Analyst, La Habra Police Department

Kari A Knutson Miller

AVP, International Programs; Dean, University Extended Education California State University, Fullerton

Danielle M Martell

Crime Analyst Supervisor, Anaheim Police Department

Tamara Otley

Crime Analyst, Fullerton Police Department

Denelle C Pankratz

Program Manager, University Extended Education, Cal State University, Fullerton

Shelly Wang

Manager, Program Development, University Extended Education, California State University, Fullerton

Richard Weintraub

Training Administrator/Director, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Jason G Weiss

Laboratory Direction, Orange County Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory

Elizabeth J Yee

Crime Analyst, Westminster Police Department