If you ever thought about becoming a criminologist, then this article is for you. It will help you understand what being a criminologist is, and what you need to be a criminologist.
Being a criminologist is learning about individuals, and also working with said individuals to help them adopt appropriate behaviors. It is studying the characteristics of the humans, while also working to help the individuals that come to us. This job is unpredictable and interesting. Every day is different.
A criminologist studies social behavior and how some factors can influence in individual. They analyze criminal behaviors, and try to predict patterns. Criminologists can also work with victims, and analyze the effects of a crime on said victim.
On a daily basis, criminologists asses a person's risk and protective factors. They also asses criminogenic factors in offenders to try to understand them better. They develop intervention plans, and ensure the follow-up of said intervention plan. They also accompany clients through the judicial process, from start to beginning. Based on the studies that they do, criminologists will make recommendation on ways to prevent crimes, and on ways to protect the public. They work with offenders, but they also work with victims. They also study the effects that crime has on a victim.
They usually work for the government, either in police station, jail, youth detention center or in a private agency. Working for the federal or provincial government has a lot of advantages, such as a better salary, great benefits, etc.
You can study in a related field in cegep, like Youth and Adult Correctional Intervention, Police Technology, Social Work, etc. After that, you will go to university. You then have to study in Criminology at UdeM or ULaval. You need to be a part of the Quebec Order of Professional Criminologists to be a criminologist.
The salary ranges for criminologists from $70 000 a year to $100 000 a year.
Criminologists can read studies and go to conferences on human behavior, risk and protective factors, victimology, etc. They can also go back to school if they feel the need to, and study in a related field like victimology or sociology.
Since criminologists work with offenders, there is a chance of assault. You can be working with individuals who are aggressive and have a chance of attacking you.
There are no chances that criminologists will be replaced by robots. This job needs social skills like empathy and being open-minded to be able to interact with offenders and victims.
In Canada, criminologists usually retire between the age of 45 and 73 years old. When they retire, they have a lot of knowledge on human behavior, risk and protective factors, the effects of crimes on a victim, the patterns of an offender, etc. They also retire with a lot of social skills like empathy, active listening, critical thought, oral expression, etc.
In conclusion, this career can be hard and dangerous, but criminologists can help offenders, victims, and the public in general. It is a very rewarding job.
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