Criminologist
Investigate the reasons people commit crimes, the role of the justice system, and how crime can be reduced within society.
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What's it like to be a Criminologist?
Becoming a Criminologist can offer a number of different career options. You may specialise in crime prevention, cybercrime, terrorism, juvenile justice and law enforcement, or you may work in victim support services or offender rehabilitation and reintegration.
Tasks and duties
- Conducting research into criminal behaviour.
- Evaluating current methods employed by justice systems.
- Examining trends in criminal behaviour and crime.
- Providing information to government, law enforcement officials and policymakers about crime and the ways in which people are processed by the criminal justice system.
- Helping to develop crime policy and preventative strategies.
- Compiling potential motivations for criminal actions.
- Examining the ways in which certain criminal justice agencies operate, including the law courts, police services, prisons and community-based correction centres.
- Compiling crime statistics and developing ways in which crime-solving resources can be most effectively used.
How to become a Criminologist
To become a Criminologist you will need to complete tertiary qualifications.
- Complete a bachelor degree in criminology, criminal justice, justice studies, legal studies or psychology or a related field.
- Alternatively, complete post graduate studies in criminology. Sometimes relevant work experience, for example experience as a corrections officer can be a legitimate entry pathway to postgraduate study without having a degree.
- Undergo a Police Check or Working with Children Check, depending on your employer and the role.
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