About the Criminology Licensure Examination
The Criminology Licensure Examination (CLE) is administered by the PRC Board of Criminology. It covers six major areas of criminology over three consecutive days.
Exam Structure
- •6 major subject areas
- •3-day examination marathon
- •Passing rate: 75% average
- •Minimum 50% per subject
Major Areas
- •Criminal Law & Jurisprudence
- •Law Enforcement Administration
- •Crime Detection & Investigation
- •Criminalistics (Forensics)
- •Correctional Administration
- •Criminology (Sociology of Crimes)
Two Ways to Review
Practice by Sets walks you through the whole question bank 10 items at a time, and remembers which sets you've finished. Timed Quiz draws a randomized round for exam-day proficiency.
Choose a Category to Review
Criminal Law
Revised Penal Code, jurisprudence, and criminal procedure
Law Enforcement Administration
Police operations, organization, and management
Crime Detection and Investigation
Investigation techniques, traffic management, special crimes
Criminalistics
Forensic science, ballistics, questioned documents, legal medicine
Correctional Administration
Institutional and non-institutional corrections
Criminology
Sociology of crimes, ethics, psychology, juvenile delinquency
Crime Detection
Review materials for Crime Detection in the criminology exam.
Mastering the CLE
Success in the Criminology board exam requires a balance of legal knowledge, technical forensic understanding, and procedural mastery.