Advanced Certificate in Transnational Organized Crime Studies

Curriculum

Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of how criminal structures and illegal activities transcend international boarders
• Demonstrate knowledge if international legal and institutional frameworks for responding to transnational organized crime
• Think critically about potential solutions for transnational crime and develop theoretically grounded and evidence-based policy solutions that integrate interdisciplinary knowledge
• Be able to classify and analyze transnational organized crime phenomena
• Be able to critically assess the validity and reliability of data on transnational crime
• Demonstrate knowledge of private sector, public private and civil society responses to transnational crime and identify best practices in this field
• Gain knowledge about less common form, as well as emerging new forms of transnational crime

This is a stand-alone certificate at the graduate level. A student may pursue the advanced certificate independent of a master's degree or while pursuing a John Jay master's degree. Students who successfully complete the program are awarded a New York State Educational Department certificate.