Arapahoe Community College has made the difficult decision to close down the Crime Analysis certificate program beginning in Fall 2010. As such, we are no longer accepting new students into this program. Please consider our Emergency Dispatch certificate program or our Associate degree in Criminal Justice.

You have the opportunity to enter this cutting edge field as more agencies are looking to serve their citizens more effectively and efficiently.

• Are you interested in law enforcement but don’t want to become a police officer?
• Are you analytical? An excellent researcher? Good with computers?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then crime analysis may be the career you’re looking for! Our program was created in cooperation with the International Association of Crime Analysts.

By combining research, criminology theory and the latest in computer software systems (such as ArcGIS, desktop publishing, and word processing), crime analysts identify problems, develop solutions and recommend resource allocations all of which assist law enforcement officers in doing their job more efficiently.

In fact, the September, 2008, issue of The Police Chief, published by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), featured the value and impact crime analysts can have on law enforcement. We’ve received permission to reprint the articles below to help you, the prospective student, decide if this career path is right for you. (Please note that ACC’s Crime Analysis Certificate program is not being endorsed by either The Police Chief magazine or the IACP).

• Making Smarter Decisions: Connecting Crime Analysis with City Officials
  Police Chief, vol. LXXV, no. 9, September 2008
• Finding Out What You Don't Know: Tips on Using Crime Analysts
  Police Chief, vol. LXXV, no. 9, September 2008
• Beyond Arrest: Using Crime Analysis to Prevent Crime
  Police Chief, vol. LXXV, no. 9, September 2008
• Crime Mapping and Analysis
  Police Chief, vol. LXXV, no. 9, September 2008
• Closing the Gap between Analysis and Response
  Police Chief, vol. LXXV, no. 9, September 2008
• Credit for Articles from Police Chief, vol. LXXV, no. 9, September 2008

Learn more about crime analysis by viewing the downloadable PowerPoint presentations!

• What is Crime Analysis? (2.6 MB)
• What do Crime Analysts produce? (11 MB)
• How do Crime Analysts solve problems? (1.9 MB)

Our program is Flexible! Read more...

What courses do I take? Review the course descriptions for the new Crime Analysis certificate.