>> WELCOME TO NEWSLINK.

I'M NINA CASH.

YOU KNOW, THE FIELD OF FORENSIC SCIENCE IS QUICKLY BECOMING ONE

OF THE FASTEST GROWING INDUSTRIES IN THE FIELD

OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION.

AND ON TODAY'S SHOW, WE'RE GOING

TO BE DISCOVERING THE BASIC APPLIED FORENSIC SCIENCE

AND CRIME ANALYSIS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM OFFERED

AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-LONG BEACH.

CAN YOU PLEASE TELL US YOUR NAME

AND HOW YOU LEARNED ABOUT OUR PROGRAM?

>> MY NAME IS JOSEPH D.A. Fossoul

AND I'M A FORENSIC SCIENTIST FORM BARCELONA.

I STARTED LOOKING FOR DEGREES HERE IN THE U.S., BECAUSE,

YOU KNOW, YOU ARE THE MASTERS OF FORENSIC SCIENCE.

THE COURSE ITSELF I THOUGHT IT HAD ALL THE DIFFERENT SUBJECTS

THAT I WAS INTERESTED IN.

FOR EXAMPLE, THEY HAD LIKE FINGERPRINT ANALYSIS,

IT HAD LIKE CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION,

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY IS A GOOD UNIVERSITY,

IT'S WELL-RENOWNED EVERYWHERE, I MEAN,

EVEN IN BARCELONA YOU HEARD OF IT.

WHEN I TOLD MY COLLEAGUES ABOUT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY,

THEY WERE LIKE OH MY GOD, YOU KNOW, ARE YOU GOING TO GO THERE?

I'M LIKE, YES I AM.

SO, IT'S PRETTY, PRETTY WELL KNOWN ALL OVER THE WORLD.

>> MY NAME IS LINDA LANGE

AND I AM ATTENDING THE INTERNET CRIME AND IDENTITY THEFT COURSE.

MY BACKGROUND IS IN TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS

FOR HIGH-TECH COMPANIES, AS WELL

AS FUNDRAISING COMMUNICATIONS FOR NONPROFITS.

I CHOSE THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE I HAVE A SPECIFIC INTEREST

IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SIDE OF INTERNET SAFETY.

>> I SAW THAT THERE ARE VERY FEW UNIVERSITIES IN THE U.S.

THAT HAVE A CERTIFICATE.

BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT A WHOLE MASTER'S DEGREE, BECAUSE IT'S

LIKE A TWO-YEAR PROGRAM AND IT'S REALLY TOO LONG,

AND I WANTED SOMETHING SHORT ENOUGH SO I COULD, YOU KNOW,

JUST TAKE A SHORT LEAVE FROM MY WORK.

>> I WISH I COULD HAVE,

THE CLASSES COULD HAVE GONE LONGER, IN A WAY, YOU KNOW?

BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ALL DAY, THEY,

IT WAS JUST SO INTERESTING.

THAT IT, IT REALLY KEPT EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION.

>> DESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR INSTRUCTORS

AND YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS.

>> I ACTUALLY ENJOYED, VERY MUCH, THE DIRECT CONTACT

BETWEEN TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.

THEY HAVE REALLY POSITIVE WORDS FOR THEM.

>> THE THING THAT REALLY STRUCK ME WAS HOW [PAUSE],

NOT ONLY HOW KNOWLEDGEABLE THEY ARE, BUT HOW PASSIONATE THEY ARE

ABOUT THEIR WORK, HOW DEDICATED THEY ARE.

I ESPECIALLY DID LIKE THE CHILD EXPLOITATION COURSE.

AND, PARTICULARLY, THE DEMONSTRATION OF GOING

TO A CHAT ROOM, AND SEEING WITHIN, I WANT TO SAY

WITHIN THREE MINUTES OR SO,

OF HOW MANY POTENTIAL PREDATORS CAME ONLINE AND CHATTED

WITH THIS [PAUSE] DETECTIVE [LAUGHING], WHO WAS,

WASN'T AT ALL A 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL.

>> WHO WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THIS PROGRAM TO AND WHY?

>> WELL ACTUALLY, I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS PROGRAM

TO ANY PERSON THAT RELATES TO A, A CRIME SCENE.

FROM, I WOULD SAY THE POLICE OFFICER THAT SHOWS UP FIRST

AT THE CRIME SCENE TO THE ATTORNEY

AND EVEN THE, THE JUDGE.

>> I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PROGRAM TO LAW ENFORCEMENT,

EDUCATORS, SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES,

AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AS WELL.

>> AND JUST A FEW WORDS OR SENTENCES

TO DESCRIBE THIS WHOLE PROGRAM.

>> IT'S VERY EDUCATIONAL, IT'S BEEN VERY INTERESTING.

THE TEACHERS HAVE BEEN GREAT TEACHERS, VERY WELL PICKED.

SO THEY ARE REALLY GREAT PROFESSIONALS, AND THAT HELPS.

THEN IT'S BEEN QUITE HANDS-ON PRACTICE, WE'VE DONE A LOT

OF PRACTICE, WHICH I REALLY APPRECIATE.

>> I'D SAY PRACTICAL, COMPELLING, AND ENGAGING.

>> IT'S JUST WORTH IT.

IT'S VERY, VERY MUCH WORTH IT.

>> IT IS HELPING ME TO REALLY, SORT OF,

ARTICULATE WHAT MY PASSION IS AND THEN TO CONNECT.

>> IF YOU'RE A CRIMINAL JUSTICE STUDENT, AN ATTORNEY,

A FRAUD INVESTIGATOR, OR A LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL,

CONSIDER THE BASIC APPLIED FORENSIC SCIENCE

AND CRIME ANALYSIS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM OFFERED

AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-LONG BEACH,

AND WHO KNOWS, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE

TO SOLVE THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY.

I'M NINA CASH, WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME!

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