Serious and Violent Crime (PG Cert)
This one-year online PG Cert focuses on serious and violent crime, criminal justice and the strategies used to prevent, investigate and respond to complex offending. It may suit professionals with experience in policing, security, criminal justice, intelligence or related fields who want to build specialist knowledge of areas including terrorism, extremism, cybercrime and serious offending.
About this course
This online PG Cert examines how serious and violent crime is understood, investigated and addressed within criminal justice settings. It considers the psychology of serious offending alongside the wider systems, intelligence and operational responses involved in tackling crime.
You will explore the effects of globalisation on criminal justice, as well as terrorism, extremism, hate crime, cybercrime and the dark web. The course also develops skills in managing intelligence and investigations, interpreting crime data, planning prevention and response strategies, and communicating findings through strategic briefings and operational documents.
Reflective practice and leadership form part of the course, making it suitable for professionals who want to develop a more strategic understanding of serious crime and criminal justice practice.
What you will study
Modules cover:
• Reflective Practice and Leadership • The Criminal Justice System and Globalisation • The Psychology of Serious Offending • Managing Intelligence and Investigations • Terrorism, Extremism and Hate • Cybercrime and the Dark Web
Across these areas, you will consider serious and violent crime, criminal justice responses, crime data and intelligence, and approaches to crime prevention and response.
Modules
- Reflective Practice and Leadership (core)
- The Criminal Justice System and Globalisation (optional)
- The Psychology of Serious Offending (optional)
- Managing Intelligence and Investigations (optional)
- Terrorism, Extremism and Hate (optional)
- Cybercrime and the Dark Web (optional)
Assessment
Assessment includes strategic business pitches, reports, presentations, intelligence analysis, operational strategy documents and a Senior Level Strategic Briefing Document.
Entry requirements
Standard entry requires an undergraduate degree at 2:2 or above.
Applicants without a degree may be considered with at least three years of relevant industry experience. Relevant experience may include work as a police officer or civilian police employee; in His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service; the National Crime Agency; Border Force or Interpol; youth justice; or a relevant NGO.
Careers
The course may support progression into roles in law enforcement, policing, security, intelligence, national security, policy development or criminal justice research. Relevant settings may include intelligence agencies, the National Crime Agency, Border Force, the prison and probation service, youth justice and NGOs.
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