If you have ever thought about becoming a criminologist, this article is for you. You will learn everything you need to know about this job. This article will help you understand the daily life of a criminologist and what type of study you need to do to become one. Writing this article also lets me know what I should expect in the next few years of my life since I am going to study in this field.
Being a criminologist is very unpredictable because you never know that type of criminal you are investigating on. The work's tasks depends on the situation and the case. A criminologist knows that you can have irregular work hours and days.
Criminologists work with social workers, city officials and other members of the local community to create measures to understand the cause of criminal behaviour. Criminologists can work in different places. They often examine areas of crime scenes to understand the causes and the patterns. Criminologists mostly focus on psychological and sociological contributors to crime.
A day in the life of a criminologist includes interviews with victims, perpetrators and other people who have information about the crime or about the factors that could cause the crime. The criminologist will mostly do paperwork to prepare reports based on research applied to a certain crime or a criminal. The day in the life of a criminologist will depend on where you work. If you work in law enforcement, you will work on serious crimes, such as murders. This type of work is irregular, and you can find yourself away from home or in an office. If you work in an academia, you will witness crime scenes or active investigations.
Criminologists can work in different places. A criminologist mostly work in an office, either in a law enforcement, academic or research setting.
You need to have a baccalaureate degree in criminology to become a criminologist. Criminologists also need to understand laws, so you need to take criminal justice courses. Many programs related to criminology incorporate internships to provide work experience in this field of study.
The salary of a criminologist depends on where you work and how long you have been in this field. An average criminologist salary in Canada is $65,500 per year.
Any additional degrees or courses related to law, anthropology, sociology and Social Sciences are relevant in a criminologist's career. A career in criminology is more related to psychology thank we think it is so any type of conferences or courses that you can take to improve your understanding of human behaviour is helpful.
Criminologists should know that they could investigate on dangerous suspects accused of serious crimes. The dangers of being a criminologist are mostly related to the feelings of the criminologist, such as a feeling of guilt if the clues are missing and criminals are not arrested. Criminologists are working with criminals so the dangers depend on what type of cases they are investigating on.
They are 0 % chances that criminologists will be replaced by robots soon because a criminologist has to analyze, identify and classify physical evidence related to criminal investigations. This career require psychological and sociological skills, so a robot could never replace do the work of a criminologist.
Criminologists retire between 56 and 61 years old.
In conclusion, the career of a criminologist is fascinating, and I am the type of person who loves to work in an unpredictable workplace, so I can't wait to start my career in this field. I am currently finishing my DEC in business in Cegep, and I am going to a program in criminology in University this fall.
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