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Online Graduate Certificate in Evidence-Based Policing and Reform
Redefine what it means to protect and serve. As communities evaluate their ongoing relationship with police and law enforcement agencies, the University of Mississippi’s online Graduate Certificate in Evidence-Based Policing and Reform prepares you to assess training programs and existing measures, influence policy, and address existing criminal justice approaches through research.
Ideal for current and aspiring law enforcement and related professionals, this 12-credit-hour accelerated online program delivers the tools for strengthening community relations, analyzing crime-prevention strategies, and effectively implementing monitoring technologies.
Curriculum
The online Graduate Certificate in Evidence-Based Policing and Reform consists of four classes using an accelerated eight-week format. Intended to introduce current and aspiring law enforcement professionals to the principles of this discipline, courses go over:
- The scientific and social foundations of evidence-based policing and reform
- Practices and approaches for effective policing and reforming the current criminal justice system from within
- The history of police use in the United States
- Collaborative strategies for law enforcement and communities to improve public safety
- Existing criminal justice system challenges and where professionals can foster change
Review all courses for the online Graduate Certificate in Evidence-Based Policing and Reform.
Quick Facts
FORMAT
Fully Online
CREDITS
12 Hours
PROGRAM DURATION
1 Semester - 2 years
COURSE DURATION
Accelerated 8-week
START DATES
January, March, May, August, October
Why Study Evidence-Based Policing and Reform?
Police remain a fixture in communities across the country. With the start of the 21st century, more and more municipalities began rethinking the role of law enforcement in curbing crime and protecting citizens. Evidence-based policing and reform have grown out of this movement and turned into a pillar of effective, collaborative community relations.
As a discipline...
evidence-based policing and reform involve conducting research to assess law enforcement policies, field practices, and training programs and develop broader measures to:
- Ensure law enforcement’s presence controls rather than increases crime
- Enhance safety for all citizens through more strategic policing and collaborative leadership
- Evaluate crime prevention tactics to determine if and how they harm communities
- Address ongoing criminal justice challenges by encouraging change from within
- Better allocate resources and funds to economically manage crime
Toward these goals...
the online Graduate Certificate in Evidence-Based Policing and Reform:
- Highlights the importance of this growing discipline
- Introduces evaluation tools for assessing programs
- Explores strategies and research-based methods for improving police policies and programs
- Discusses approaches for supporting and developing police-community relationships
- Touches on law enforcement practices for technology use in the field
Careers
Position yourself as a change agent within your law enforcement organization, or transition into an up-and-coming professional equipped to protect and strengthen your community through data. The online Graduate Certificate in Evidence-Based Policing and Reform:
- Helps you be seen as a leader ready to make research-supported decisions concerning training, programs, and department funds
- Suits in-the-field professionals, as well as those who develop police academy training programs or influence law enforcement policy
- Prepares you to advance the field of law enforcement with a community-first approach
- Equips all law enforcement professionals to build more empowering, collaborative relationships with their communities
Admission
Ready to shape your impact as a law enforcement professional? Review admission requirements before starting your application.
To accommodate working professionals, the online Certificate in Evidence-Based Policing and Reform has five start dates during the year.
Better Serve Your Community With the Ole Miss Online Certificate in Evidence-Based Policing and Reform
Tackle existing challenges while reforming law enforcement at multiple levels with the Ole Miss graduate certificate program. To learn more, reach out to Megan Black (meblack@olemiss.edu) if you have questions or would like to schedule a meeting.