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High-Tech Crime Investigation

George Washington University

Master's DegreeCIP: 43.0402

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Washington, District of Columbia

    1918 F Street, NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20052

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Critical ThinkingActive ListeningReading ComprehensionSpeakingWritingActive LearningMonitoringJudgment and Decision MakingComplex Problem SolvingSocial PerceptivenessCoordinationPersuasionLearning StrategiesInstructingMathematicsSystems AnalysisQuality Control AnalysisOperations Monitoring

Knowledge

English LanguageLaw and GovernmentPublic Safety and SecurityCustomer and Personal ServiceComputers and ElectronicsPsychologyAdministrativeEducation and TrainingMathematicsGeographyEngineering and TechnologyProduction and ProcessingChemistryBiology

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionInductive ReasoningWritten ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningProblem SensitivityNear VisionInformation OrderingSpeech ClarityWritten ExpressionSpeech RecognitionFar VisionFlexibility of Closure

Tasks

  • Examine immigration applications, visas, and passports and interview persons to determine eligibilit
  • Detain persons found to be in violation of customs or immigration laws and arrange for legal action,
  • Inspect cargo, baggage, and personal articles entering or leaving U.S. for compliance with revenue l
  • Identify, pursue, and arrest suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts.
  • Provide for public safety by maintaining order, responding to emergencies, protecting people and pro
  • Record facts to prepare reports that document incidents and activities.
  • Validate known intelligence with data from other sources.
  • Gather, analyze, correlate, or evaluate information from a variety of resources, such as law enforce
  • Evaluate records of communications, such as telephone calls, to plot activity and determine the size
  • Make recommendations for investigations and subpoenas.
  • Photograph crime or accident scenes for evidence records.
  • Maintain records of evidence and write and review reports.
  • Submit evidence to supervisors, crime labs, or court officials for legal proceedings.
  • Use drone technology for aerial photography and videography of crime scenes.
  • Check victims for signs of life, such as breathing and pulse.
  • Obtain facts or statements from complainants, witnesses, and accused persons and record interviews,
  • Secure deceased body and obtain evidence from it, preventing bystanders from tampering with it prior
  • Operate drones for aerial surveillance or to gather evidence from difficult to reach locations.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as criminal law, d
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Collect geospatial data, using technologies such as aerial photography, light and radio wave detecti
  • Verify integrity and accuracy of data contained in remote sensing image analysis systems.
  • Integrate remotely sensed data with other geospatial data.
  • Operate remote sensing equipment on drones to collect data in areas that are difficult to access or require high-resolution imagery.
  • Conduct routine and non-routine analyses of in-process materials, raw materials, environmental sampl
  • Interpret test results, compare them to established specifications and control limits, and make reco
  • Calibrate, validate, or maintain laboratory equipment.
  • Study nutritional requirements of animals and nutritive values of animal feed materials.
  • Write up or orally communicate research findings to the scientific community, producers, and the pub
  • Develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, or parasite and disease control of anima
  • Collect evidence from crime scenes, storing it in conditions that preserve its integrity.
  • Keep records and prepare reports detailing findings, investigative methods, and laboratory technique
  • Use photographic or video equipment to document evidence or crime scenes.
  • Enter data into databases.
  • Operate drones to capture aerial footage or photographs of crime scenes for further analysis.

Technology

Data base user interface and query softwareOffice suite softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareSpreadsheet softwareMap creation softwareDevelopment environment softwareProject management softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareComputer aided design CAD softwareMobile location based services softwareCloud-based management softwareHelpdesk or call center softwareStorage networking softwareData base management system softwareBusiness intelligence and data analysis softwareOperating system softwareNetwork monitoring softwareComputer based training softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareWord processing softwareInformation retrieval or search softwareCharting softwareWeb platform development softwareDocument management softwareContent workflow softwareProgram testing softwareGeographic information system

Tools

Barcode scannersCompound light microscopesDesktop computersDigital video camerasFingerprint scannersGamma ray spectrometersHazardous material detectorsHydrometersIdentification card scannersIon mobility spectrometersLaptop computersMeasurement calipersMetal handcuffsMobile data computersMobile truck X ray units35 millimeter camerasAll terrain vehicles ATVAudio recording equipmentAutomated external defibrillators AEDBase station radiosBiohazard suitsBlood collection kitsBody armorBreathalyzersBulletproof vestsCardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR face shieldsCrime scene rulersCrime scene tape measuresDeoxyribonucleic acid DNA collection kitsColor copiers

Work Values

SupportWorking ConditionsIndependenceRelationshipsAchievementRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Customs and Border Protection Officers33-3051.04
  • Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers33-3051.00
  • Intelligence Analysts33-3021.06
  • Police Identification and Records Officers33-3021.02
  • Detectives and Criminal Investigators33-3021.00
  • Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary25-1111.00
  • Remote Sensing Technicians19-4099.03
  • Quality Control Analysts19-4099.01
  • Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other19-4099.00
  • Forensic Science Technicians19-4092.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

Auto-populated·from NSX Competency Framework

Mastery: advanced (Level 4)(based on Master's Degree)

  • Port-of-entry inspection strategy — design and implement risk-based inspection frameworks that set enforcement priorities across all traveler and cargo streams for an assigned facility.
  • Organizational policy and standard operating procedures — develop, revise, and promulgate CBP enforcement protocols that align with evolving federal law and DHS directives.
  • Interagency enforcement partnerships — lead coordination with federal, state, and international law enforcement bodies to build prosecutorial cases and disrupt transnational smuggling networks.
  • Workforce development and training programs — establish competency-based training curricula and mentorship structures that elevate inspection proficiency across an entire officer cohort.
  • Performance metrics and compliance monitoring — analyze port-wide enforcement data using ERP and business intelligence tools to identify systemic gaps and drive continuous improvement.
  • High-stakes legal and regulatory matters — represent CBP in senior-level briefings, congressional inquiries, and interagency task forces concerning customs and immigration enforcement outcomes.
  • Budget and resource allocation — direct deployment of personnel, technology, and inspection equipment across shifts and lanes to maximize detection capability at an organizational scale.
  • Emerging smuggling threats and tactics — lead intelligence-informed adaptation of inspection protocols in response to evolving contraband concealment methods and migration trends.
  • Officer integrity and professional conduct standards — champion and enforce ethical norms, stress-tolerance expectations, and self-control standards across the workforce through policy and example.
  • Cross-functional crisis response — direct multi-unit response to large-scale enforcement incidents, public health emergencies, or security events at a port of entry, ensuring continuity of lawful operations.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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