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"description": "<p>The Graduate Certificate in Crime Analysis provides students with the essential skills needed by law enforcement agencies to meet the demands for sophisticated crime analysis and mapping products.</p><p>The Graduate Certificate in Crime Analysis provides information for data-driven management, investigative support, and general crime analysis. The certificate addresses the needs of traditional criminal justice graduate students and non-traditional 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.</p><p>Students learn to synthesize theory and application in order to produce the knowledge base necessary to fully utilize available technologies to develop and perform complex crime analysis and mapping; perform advanced spatial analyses of crime and understand the essentials of creating customized crime analysis and mapping applications that are agency-specific.</p><p><strong>Total Credit Hours Required: 12 Credit Hours Minimum beyond the Bachelor's Degree</strong></p><p><strong>Please note:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.ucf.edu/online/degree/crime-analysis/\" target=\"_blank\">Crime Analysis Graduate Certificate may be completed fully online</a>. Newly admitted students choosing to complete this program exclusively via UCF online classes may enroll with a reduction in campus-based fees.</p><p>International students (F or J visa) are required to enroll in a full-time course load of 9 credit hours during the fall and spring semesters and be part of another degree seeking program. Only 3 of the 9 credit hours may be taken in a completely online format. International applicants should be aware the program may not offer sufficient on-campus courses for F or J visa holders. Please contact the program for more information before applying. For a detailed listing of enrollment requirements for international students, please visit <a href=\"http://global.ucf.edu/\">UCF Global</a>. If you have questions, please consult UCF Global at (407) 823-2337.</p><p>UCF is not authorized to provide online courses or instruction to students in some states. Refer to <a href=\"https://online.ucf.edu/learn-online/prospective/state-restrictions/\" target=\"_blank\">State Restrictions</a> for current information.</p><h2>Degree Requirements</h2><h3>Required Courses</h3> 12 Total Credits <ul><li>Complete the following: <ul><li>CCJ6073 - Data Management Systems for Crime Analysis (3)</li><li>CCJ6079 - Crime Mapping and Analysis in Criminal Justice (3)</li><li>CCJ6077 - Advanced Crime Mapping and Analysis in Criminal Justice (3)</li><li>CCJ6717 - CJ Theories of Crime Analysis and Prevention (3)</li></ul></li></ul><h4>Grand Total Credits: <strong>12</strong></h4><h2>Application Requirements</h2><h2>Application Deadlines</h2>This sequence of courses can only be started in the Fall semester. Contact department for details on semester offerings; each course only offered once per year.",
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