该证书旨在提供一种基本的课程模式，使参加者准备进入助理级别的犯罪现场调查和法医学专业领域。成功的参与者将获得足够的技能和对刑事调查程序的理解，以协助刑事司法系统内的专业法医鉴定技术人员正确收集，分析，准备和提供犯罪现场证据。该计划侧重于刑事司法系统，其组织组成和流程以及其法律和公共政策环境。这包括刑法和政策指导，警察和惩戒系统组织，司法和司法管理，基本和高级刑事调查技能以及关于刑事司法问题的公众态度。
This certificate is designed to offer a basic pattern of coursework that will prepare the participant to enter the professional field of crime scene investigation and forensic science at the assistant level. The successful participant will gain sufficient skills and understanding of the criminal investigative procedure to assist professional forensic identification technicians within the criminal justice system to properly gather, analyze, prepare, and present crime scene evidence.