You can earn your B.S. in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Crime Analysis and prepare to enter the profession with the tools and strategies needed to identify crime patterns and support evidence-based policing decisions.
As a Criminal Justice student, you’ll gain a well-rounded education that builds critical thinking, communication, writing, and analytical skills, while providing comprehensive knowledge of crime, courts, policing, corrections, offenders, and victims. With the Crime Analysis concentration, you’ll further specialize your studies by combining data science with policing knowledge to solve real-world community problems.
This fully online concentration program equips you with practical skills to begin an early career in an in-demand field. Graduates go on to become crime analysts who strengthen public safety and enhance the effectiveness of their agencies.
The concentration curriculum emphasizes working with real crime data, helping you learn how to collect, interpret, and analyze information to improve policing strategies and make a meaningful impact in your community. You’ll also be prepared to sit for the Law Enforcement Analyst Foundational (LEAF) exam through the International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA).
About Our Online Crime Analysis Concentration Program
Pursue a B.S. in Criminal Justice with a Concentration in Crime Analysis
- Courses are delivered in a 7.5-week, fully online format
- In-person and online support is available from faculty, library staff, and student services in Spartanburg and on the Greenville campus at the University Center of Greenville (UCG)
- Courses are taken in sequence, beginning each August
- The concentration can be completed in just one academic year
- All courses count as upper-level Criminal Justice electives, requiring no additional credits or cost for graduation
Course Sequence:
- Foundations of Crime Analysis (CRJU U272)
- Tactical Crime Analysis (CRJU U365)
- Strategic Crime Analysis (CRJU U366)
- Advanced Topics in Crime Analysis (CRJU U468)
- Practical Crime Analysis (CRJU U498)
In addition, we offer a Professional (Non-Credit) Crime Analysis Certificate designed for working law enforcement professionals and community leaders.
Law Enforcement Analyst Foundational Exam (LEAF) Certification Opportunity
All students will take the Law Enforcement Analyst Foundational Exam (LEAF) through the International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA) at the end of this course. Students who choose to take the exam for official certification can do so through a partnership with the IACA. The certification option costs $75 USD and includes a one-year IACA membership. Students who elect to take the exam for certification and score 80% or higher will receive a certificate and formal recognition from the IACA.
Are you ready to make a difference in your community?
This degree program provides the knowledge and skills you need to begin a career as a Crime Analyst in local, state, or federal law enforcement. You’ll develop the skills and experience needed to turn crime data into actionable insights that strengthen policing and public safety.
Connect
- Access to the Upstate Crime Analysis Center (UCAC): The first crime analysis center open to students, the public, and law enforcement. UCAC is dedicated to advancing crime analysis and evidence-based policing in Upstate SC and is housed at the University Center of Greenville, home to USC Upstate Greenville.
- Stay Informed: Keep an eye out for workshops, training, and events hosted by the UCAC on LinkedIn, Facebook, and via email.
- Build your Network: Connect with crime analysis professionals across the Carolinas and beyond through the Carolinas Crime Analysis Association, which receives support from USC Upstate.
The Upstate Crime Analysis Center (UCAC) housed at USC Upstate Greenville is a regional hub for training, collaboration, and research in crime analysis and evidence-based policing. We serve students, law enforcement professionals, and community stakeholders across South Carolina’s Upstate.
For more information, please contact
Breanna Haney, M.S.
Instructor of Criminal Justice / Director of the Upstate Crime Analysis Center
[email protected]
Breanna Haney is an Instructor of Criminal Justice in the Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice and Women’s Studies and the Director of the Upstate Crime Analysis Center, where she teaches courses in both the crime analysis concentration and the professional certificate program. She also serves as Vice President of Communication on the Executive Board of the Carolinas Crime Analysis Association. She brings applied field experience as a law enforcement analyst, having served as a Data Analytics Specialist with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, where she supported specialized units through tactical and investigative analysis. She has also held roles as an Intelligence Analyst and Background Research Specialist. She earned her Master of Science in Criminal Justice, along with graduate certificates in Geographic Information Science & Technology and Crime Analysis, from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.