Criminal Justice Informatics

Criminal Justice Informatics
Criminal Justice Department
 
Dr. April Pattavina, 978-934-4106
CJGradAdvisor@uml.edu

Criminal justice agencies are increasingly relying on computer technology for many tasks including administration, allocation of resources, criminal investigation, and research. This change has created a growing demand for criminal justice students with computer information technology (IT) skills. The certificate program is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to meet the growing technology demands in this field by emphasizing courses in computer applications, information management and quantitative research. The certificate courses come from a variety of disciplines within the university to provide students with varied experiences.
 
Students who develop IT skills emphasized in these courses will be very marketable to prospective employers.

Required Courses:
44.580 Quantitative Methods
44.690 Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis

Plus one of the following:
44.594 Crime Analysis and Mapping
87.504 Geographic Information Systems

Plus one of the following:
44.593 Computer Crime & Security
57.523 Technology, Strategy and Innovation
57.590 Software Design in Context