DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE • UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE
Undergraduate Certificate in Crime Analysis
Build practical skills in crime analysis, mapping, statistics, research, and data-informed decision-making through a focused 15-credit-hour undergraduate certificate.
Overview What You Will Learn Why This Certificate Curriculum Featured Faculty Career Applications Declare More Options
15
Credit Hours
5
Course Components
100 %
Online Option
ALL
Majors Welcome
Why Study Crime Analysis?
Crime analysis transforms raw data into useful information that can support investigations, identify patterns, locate hot spots, guide prevention strategies, and improve public safety decision-making.
Tarleton’s Undergraduate Certificate in Crime Analysis provides focused instruction in crime analysis, geographic crime mapping, criminal justice research methods, and statistics.
The certificate was developed in partnership with the Texas Law Enforcement Analyst Network (TXLEAN) and is designed to give students analytical skills with direct relevance to contemporary criminal justice agencies.
The certificate is open to students from all undergraduate majors and can complement programs in criminal justice, geography, public administration, sociology, computer science, business, and other data-oriented disciplines.
Data → Insight → Action
Turn crime-related information into analytical products that support public safety decisions.
What You Will Learn
Crime Analysis
Identify patterns, trends, series, and recurring public safety problems.
Crime Mapping
Use geographic information systems to examine spatial crime patterns.
Research
Apply research design and data collection methods to criminal justice problems.
Statistics
Use statistical methods to interpret criminal justice data and support decisions.
Why This Certificate Stands Out
Applied Skills
Develop practical skills in data analysis, mapping, research, and interpretation.
TXLEAN Partnership
Coursework reflects skills relevant to analysts working in law enforcement and public safety.
Flexible Delivery
Certificate coursework can be completed through online course offerings.
Open to All Majors
Add analytical training to a wide range of undergraduate degree programs.
Certificate Curriculum
Complete 15 credit hours through four core analytical courses and one approved final course option.
CRIJ 3370
Introduction to Crime Analysis
3 Credit Hours
CRIJ 3371 / GEOG 3352
Introduction to Crime Mapping
3 Credit Hours
CRIJ 4316
Methods of Criminal Justice Research
3 Credit Hours
CRIJ 4318
Criminal Justice Statistics
3 Credit Hours
SELECT ONE
CRIJ 4332
Internship
OR
CRIJ 3305
Criminology
OR
CRIJ 3306
Crime Prevention
Degree planning: Several certificate courses may also satisfy requirements or electives within Tarleton Criminal Justice degree programs. Meet with an advisor to determine how the certificate fits your individual degree plan.
Featured Faculty
Learn from faculty who connect crime analysis with spatial methods, policing, criminal justice data, research, and professional analytical practice.
Dr. Tyler Keller
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Dr. Keller’s research interests include spatial methods, policing, police technology, hate crime, and criminal justice data collection and quality.
His applied experience includes GIS and statistical consulting, analysis of police calls-for-service and staffing data, and research examining the quality and accuracy of criminal-record data.
Email: tkeller@tarleton.edu
Laura Weaver
Crime Analysis Instructor
Laura Weaver brings more than 17 years of professional experience as a crime and intelligence analyst in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
She has taught Introduction to Crime Analysis at Tarleton and brings practitioner-based examples, agency experience, and real-world analytical applications directly into the classroom.
Email: LMWEAVER@tarleton.edu
Where Crime Analysis Skills Can Be Used
The certificate supports preparation for analytical, research, mapping, intelligence, and public safety roles.
Crime Analysis
Pattern analysis, strategic analysis, hot-spot identification, and decision support.
Intelligence Analysis
Support investigations, information sharing, and intelligence-led policing.
GIS & Mapping
Create maps and conduct geographic analysis of crime and community problems.
Research & Evaluation
Assist with research, program evaluation, policy analysis, and evidence-based planning.
How to Declare the Certificate
Declaring the certificate starts with the Undergraduate Certificate Plan Acknowledgement and Responsibility Form. Complete the form, sign it with your advisor or department head, and send it to the Office of the Registrar so the certificate plan is officially documented under your catalog year.
Step 1
Fill out the certificate form.
Step 2
Get the required signatures.
Step 3
Submit the completed form to email.
Step 4
Meet with the advisor if you have questions.
Important: Once requirements are completed, the student’s transcript is noted with the certificate award date and a hard copy certificate is issued after grades are posted for the completion term.
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