Upon successful completion of the Investigation Certificate program, students will have acquired the knowledge and skills to:

• Develop critical thinking, oral and written communication skills while being able to integrate technology into traditional criminal justice theories.
• Analyze the nature of the components targeted by detection techniques and the added value of detection sequences as opposed to a single treatment.
• Assess the types, value, and advantages of physical evidence in a criminal investigation and validate the ethical, legal, and scientific requirements for the collection of that evidence.
• Assess the constitutionality tests for presumption and inferences and analyzing the issues surrounding the appropriate use of witness accounts and testimony.