Program Overview
The Certificate in Forensic Populations offers a specialized understanding of specific offender types, including drug offenders, women offenders, and juvenile offenders. The program equips students with a theoretical foundation, evidence-based interventions, and practical skills for working with and managing these populations. It is suitable for students in criminal justice, psychology, or social work who seek a deeper knowledge in forensic psychology and criminology.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
- To provide students with a background in evidence-based interventions for specific offender populations.
- To equip students with the necessary theoretical, empirical, and practical foundation to work with, manage, and/or study offenders in general and specific offending populations.
Program Description:
The certificate program focuses on specific types of offenders, including drug offenders, women offenders, white collar offenders, gang-involved offenders, juvenile offenders, and mentally-disordered offenders. It is ideal for students majoring in criminal justice, psychology, or social work, or for any student wishing to gain a deeper understanding about forensic populations.
Careers:
- Corrections Officer
- Police Officer
- Probation/Parole
- Correctional Psychologist
- Psychiatric Technician
- Social Worker, Case Worker
Other:
- The certificate program is open to all UC students, including criminal justice students.
- Students must be in good academic standing to pursue the certificate.
- 50 percent or more of the required coursework must be taken from the UC College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services.
