Social Development Theories

These credentials document the competencies required for entry level workers involved in criminal investigation beginning with analyzing allegation reports to determine the evidence needed and direction investigation should take through crime scene investigation ending with writing reports of findings and testifying before grand juries and courts about investigation findings. Effective investigative professionals must have excellent problem solving skills, excellent communication skills, and skills of observation and deduction. They must be able to use technical tools and equipment including computer software, create accurate documentation and reports, apply criminal intelligence methods, and apply appropriate criminology theories in the investigation process. Successful criminal investigators have a thorough knowledge of the law, government, the court process, criminal offender and victim rights, and methods used by criminals. Areas of investigation include crimes against people, crime. Specifically, this badge demonstrates the earner's ability to describe the major social process and social development theories of criminal behavior including how these theories influence criminal investigation today.