| Institutes across the United States offer a wide range | | | | psychological development and psychopathology, |
| of online and campus-based forensics programs | | | | personality assessment, psychotherapeutic techniques |
| including criminal investigations, forensic science, digital | | | | and research methods. |
| forensics, computer forensics training, and crime scene | | | | Master of Science in Forensic Science, the program is |
| technician training, at both the Masters and Doctoral | | | | designed to provide advanced education for scientists, |
| levels. | | | | scientists in administration, directors, and other |
| Graduates of Master of Science in Forensic | | | | professionals currently employed in crime laboratories |
| Computing gain both an understanding of criminal | | | | and in such related areas as public safety, arson |
| justice issues related to electronic crime investigation | | | | investigation, and environmental protection. It also |
| and a computer science foundation in forensic | | | | prepares people who are interested in entering such |
| computing. The theoretical grounding of the computing | | | | careers. The curriculum meets an urgent national need |
| curriculum equips the students to respond to the | | | | for well trained forensic scientists. |
| continuously changing technical and legal challenges in | | | | PhD in Criminal Justice - The Doctoral Program offers |
| the field and participate in research and training in | | | | an interdisciplinary education in the fields of criminal |
| computer forensics and security techniques. The | | | | justice, criminology and forensic science which |
| practical side of the curriculum equips students to work | | | | combines theory, empirical research, and normative |
| as forensic computing specialists in such roles as | | | | analysis. Through a well-integrated core curriculum, the |
| cyber-investigators, first responders, technicians in | | | | students are trained rigorously in social science |
| forensic labs and consultants on computer security | | | | methods, research design, statistics, and information |
| issues. | | | | retrieval. They are also provided with a firm grounding |
| The Master of Arts in Criminal Justice program | | | | in criminological theory, criminal law, criminal procedure, |
| consists of a general survey of the field with courses | | | | organizational behavior, public policy analysis, and the |
| in research methods, the causes of crime, social | | | | psychology of criminal justice. |
| control of social deviance, and analysis of the police, | | | | PhD in Forensic Psychology - The Program endorses |
| courts and correctional systems with opportunities to | | | | the scientist-practitioner model of doctoral education in |
| take additional courses in various sub-areas such as | | | | psychology. This model has been widely adopted by |
| drug abuse. | | | | doctorate programs in clinical psychology nationwide. |
| Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology, this program is | | | | The model maintains the primacy of research training |
| designed to train practitioners to provide psychological | | | | while also providing the necessary clinical preparation |
| services to, and within, the criminal and civil justice | | | | techniques. The program educates students both in |
| systems. It focuses on the understanding, evaluation | | | | providing professional psychological services to and |
| and treatment of adult and juvenile offenders, as well | | | | within the law enforcement field and the criminal and |
| as the victims of crime and domestic violence. It | | | | civil justice systems as well as contributing to the |
| covers crisis intervention, psychology and the legal | | | | development of knowledge in the field. Upon |
| system, and also the role of the psychologist in the | | | | completion, students are eligible to apply for state |
| courtroom. Through the curriculum, students are | | | | licensure as psychologists. |
| provided with an advanced understanding of | | | | |