2013-2014 College Catalog | Mount Aloysius College CERTIFICATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADDICTIONS PROFESSIONAL This is a Pennsylvania Certification Board approved program and these courses satisfy the academic requirements for certification. The certificate program consists of twelve (12) credits designed to provide students and human services professionals with up-to-date information on substance abuse and its impact on individuals, families, organizations, and the community. It will enable them to work more effectively with inmates, clients, students, and others who may be affected directly or indirectly by alcohol or other drugs. There are approximately one thousand substance abuse counselor positions in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania serving both juvenile and adult offenders. The Bureau of Justice Statistics indicates that approximately 70% of individuals who are incarcerated and 62% who are under some type of alternative sentencing (probation, parole, house-arrest, ARD) have offenses that are directly related to substance abuse. The certificate program is appropriate for current students of all bachelor programs who wish to prepare for human services positions as substance abuse counselors, teachers, school counselors, juvenile delinquent counselors, social workers, educators, health-care professionals, and those who work in the corrections field. REQUIRED COURSES CR 293 Substance Use and Abuse in Criminal Justice CR 310 Treatment of Addiction in the Criminal Justice System CR 420C Criminology Clinical PY 331 Introduction to Counseling
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CERTIFICATE FORENSIC INVESTIGATION This certificate program consists of twenty-one (21) credits designed to give students and law enforcement personnel a foundation in crime scene investigation, evidence collection and preservation, and profiling. This certificate will enable current students to better prepare to enter the workforce in many law enforcement positions that involve criminal investigations and will also provide current law enforcement personnel the opportunity to augment their training with specialized knowledge regarding important legal and evidentiary procedures. REQUIRED COURSES CR 101 General Administration of Justice CR 201 Introduction to Forensic Science CR 260 Criminal Procedure and Admissibility of Evidence CR 320 Evidence CR 325 Medico legal Investigation of Death CR 345 Criminalistics and Crime Scene Analysis CR 475 Criminal Investigative Analysis (Criminal Profiling)
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