I have a practical background in criminology because I am doing a program in college which introduces the study of criminology. I recommend you read this article because it offers a practical view of criminology and not a completely academic view, which is more common in other articles you might find on criminology. If you are interested in studying criminology, I recommend the article even more.
Being a criminologist can be satisfying because it is a way of getting rational conclusions from cases based on various analytical techniques. It can also be very emotionally draining to see various types of abuse and the consequences of it.
Criminologists often prepares lots of reports and prepare sto testify in court as an expert witness. They conduct interviews with victims and perpetrators. They can also assist in interviews conduct by the police and research the circumstances of a crime and the behaviors of the people they have on their case load.
On a typical day, a criminologist have a case load of clients he has to do interview with. At the end of every session, he has to write evaluation and reports either for the evolution of the clients' field or for the court. In the interview session, he has to analyze his client and bring them trough various techniques to talk about their issues.
In Quebec, criminologists often work in Federal or Provincial probation office. But they can also work into any community services related with correctional services and even the ones working with victims' clients.
The only way of becoming a criminologist in Quebec is by getting a bachelor degree in criminology trough various universities who have that program.
The average salary of a criminologist in Quebec is 81.211 dollars a year.
In the case of a criminologist that wants to become a part of the OPCQ, he would have to get a specialized license for it.
The dangers of being a criminologist is mostly related to the types of clients they are working with. For an example, if a criminologist is working with peoples who are or has been in prison, they might be having to deal with any types of violence and that can be hard for physical and mental health of criminologists.
There are no chance that criminologists will be replaced by robots soon. Of course, the analytic aspect of being a criminologist could be done by robots but the human aspect of it couldn't be. To become a criminologist you have to deal with lots of peoples who are victims and have lived terrible trauma. Their situations need a certain human type of approach for each kind of trauma. That type of knowledge couldn't be taught to robots because a machine cannot empathize, which is a really important emotion to have when a person wants to become a criminologist.
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If you manifest interest towards the job of criminologists, you have to go to university to get your degree, and you must be comfortable to work with a vulnerable clientele. Being a criminologist is an amazing job field that is not only interesting but rewarding.
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