Program Overview
This fully online Associate in Science program in Public Safety Administration provides a comprehensive foundation in the field. Students can choose from sub-plans in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Technology, Crime Scene Technology, or Digital Forensics and Computer Investigations. The program prepares graduates for careers in public safety, including first-line supervisors, forensic science technicians, and information security analysts.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
This program is offered as a Fully Online program. The goal of this program is to prepare the student with a diverse background in the history, philosophy, organization, and operation of various arenas of public safety and their respective processes. The flexibility of this degree is that the student is allowed to select an option/sub-plan and still be able to receive a well-rounded foundation of the public safety field. The Associate in Science degree program allows students to not only graduate with an AS degree but also be able to meet the entrance requirements to continue the BAS degree in Public Safety Administration.
Outline:
The following sub-plans are available for the Public Safety Associate in Science:
- Law enforcement and criminal justice technology subplans
- -The nature and principles of the criminal justice system
- -Criminal investigation procedure
- -Juvenile delinquency issues
- -Law enforcement administration and operations
- -The fields of corrections and criminal law
- -Rules of evidence
- Crime Scene Technology subplan
- -Search a crime scene and gather data
- -Record a crime scene and related evidence
- -Collect and develop evidence
- -Preserve and develop fingerprints
- -Map, measure, and log the crime scene
- -Secure a crime scene
- -Present courtroom testimony
- Digital Forensics and Computer Investigations subplan
- -Computer research and investigative tools and techniques
- -How to track hackers, pedophiles, and internet stalkers
- -How to conduct identity theft and internet fraud investigations
- -How to combat computer software piracy and copyright infringement
Careers:
This program prepares you for the following careers. All job data is provided by the U.S. Department of Labor.
- First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
- Forensic Science Technicians
- Information Security Analysts
