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Your Online Criminal Justice Specialist Education Partner
Train the next generation of Criminal Justice Specialists with high-quality, online education that delivers the foundational knowledge they need to succeed. Whether working in a correctional facility, a private security firm, or other criminal justice practice, students will be prepared to enter the field and begin a rewarding career.
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- DEAC accredited
- Aligned, targeted skills training
- Flexible, scalable, and customizable
- Dashboard and detailed reporting
- Intuitive LMS
- One-on-one instructor support
- Engaging, step-by-step curriculum
Program details
| Training Programs | Average Time to Completion | Course Format and Materials |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Specialist Certificate | 4 to 7 months |
Self-paced, online learning, accessible on a mobile phone, tablet, or computer. Customize your team’s learning path to meet your needs and set and monitor student progress. Virtual study materials* Printed materials available upon request. |
Criminal Justice Specialist Certificate
Average Time to Completion: 4 to 7 months
Course Format and Materials:
Self-paced, online learning, accessible on a mobile phone, tablet, or computer.
Customize your team’s learning path to meet your needs and set and monitor student progress.
Virtual study materials*
Printed materials available upon request.Program Overview
This certificate program prepares students for an entry-level position as a criminal justice specialist. By gaining a clear understanding of the criminal justice system, crime investigations, and criminal behavior, students will have the knowledge necessary to support law enforcement and criminal justice practices with confidence.
This Criminal Justice Specialist certificate program is designed by subject matter experts who actively work in the field and our in-house curriculum team.
What Students Will Learn
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Criminal Justice Specialist Certificate
- Introduction to careers in criminal justice
- Social influence on criminal behavior
- Personality development
- Police organization, management, and strategies
- Legal system basics
- Private security history and trends
- Crime scene investigation and preservation
- Evidence collection
- Forensics
- Guidelines for search and seizure
- Criminal victim experience
- Technical writing as it applies to law enforcement
- Criminal trial process
- Correctional facility basics
- Difference between parole, probation, and pardon
- Adult versus juvenile offenders
- Impact of bias, discrimination, and prejudice in law enforcement
- Influence of environment and genetics on criminal behavior
- Use of racial profiling and deadly force
- Understanding of various degrees of crimes
- Emergency and disaster management basics
- Crime trends
- Aviation and maritime security
- Future trends in technology, corrections, and crime prevention
