What are the job opportunities after MA in Criminology?

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Mr. Khushwant Jain | Contributor-Level 10

2014-01-11 20:41:38

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Criminology happens to be the scientific study of criminals, social crimes, criminal behavior, crime prevention methodology and crime regulations. Criminology as a Career Option engages the study of crime both at the social as well as individual level. From the point of view of social science, Criminology includes the studying of different types of crime, the reasons for the occurrence of the crime and the results. To place it differently, Criminology examines the response of the society towards crime and its prevention.
Criminology also consists of the psychological and hereditary reasons of crime, different modes of investigation and conviction, the styles of punishment, the examination of evidences, rehabilitation and corrections. The job of the criminologist is to find out the reasons behind the people's tendency to commit illegal acts. With the increase in the rate of crimes along with the rapid diversification in its nature, a career in criminology, with passing time is gaining immense importance in the present world scenario!
Eligibility and Courses
In India, both undergraduate and Post Graduate programs in Criminology are offered. While the minimum eligibility to enroll at the undergraduate course is the passing out of 10+2 level with Science or Arts, for the post graduation programs, one is required to have a graduation degree in Criminology or other relevant disciplines from Science or Arts.
A career in Criminology opens up scope for the professional to work in private and public sector, educational institutes, government organizations, social welfare organizations, Corporations, financial institutions, department stores, law firms, drug enforcement agencies, Federal Bureau of Investigation, research organizations, NGOs, private security and detective agencies, foreign police departments and many more. The different varieties of work that the criminologist can get into are:
CorrectionsCounselingDiversion programmingCriminal InvestigationForensicsFinancial Fraud Investigation & PreventionInsurance Fraud Investigation & PreventionJudicial / CourtsIntervention ProgrammingLaw EnforcementRehabilitationMedical InvestigationResearch and Policy StudiesPsychologist – Psychopathology SpecialistPrivate InvestigationSpecial AgenciesRetail InvestigationTeaching
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Criminology happens to be the scientific study of criminals, social crimes, criminal behavior, crime prevention methodology and crime regulations. Criminology as a Career Option engages the study of crime both at the social as well as individual level. From the point of view of social science, Criminology includes the studying of different types of crime, the reasons for the occurrence of the crime and the results. To place it differently, Criminology examines the response of the society towards crime and its prevention. Criminology also consists of the psychological and hereditary reasons of crime, different modes of investigation and conviction, the styles of punishment, the examination of evidences, rehabilitation and corrections. The job of the criminologist is to find out the reasons behind the people’s tendency to commit illegal acts. With the increase in the rate of crimes along with the rapid diversification in its nature, a career in criminology, with passing time is gaining immense importance in the present world scenario! Eligibility and Courses In India, both undergraduate and Post Graduate programs in Criminology are offered. While the minimum eligibility to enroll at the undergraduate course is the passing out of 10+2 level with Science or Arts, for the post graduation programs, one is required to have a graduation degree in Criminology or other relevant disciplines from Science or Arts. A career in Criminology opens up scope for the professional to work in private and public sector, educational institutes, government organizations, social welfare organizations, Corporations, financial institutions, department stores, law firms, drug enforcement agencies, Federal Bureau of Investigation, research organizations, NGOs, private security and detective agencies, foreign police departments and many more. The different varieties of work that the criminologist can get into are: CorrectionsCounselingDiversion programmingCriminal InvestigationForensicsFinancial Fraud Investigation & PreventionInsurance Fraud Investigation & PreventionJudicial / CourtsIntervention ProgrammingLaw EnforcementRehabilitationMedical InvestigationResearch and Policy StudiesPsychologist – Psychopathology SpecialistPrivate InvestigationSpecial AgenciesRetail InvestigationTeaching Feel free to raise more questions. Appreciate by giving it thumbs up or marking as best. All the Best.

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aru chopra | Guide-Level 11

2014-01-13 12:07:15

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After pursuing Criminology courses in India, you can apply for a variety of jobs. Post graduates in this field can choose academics as one of the career option and look for teaching subjects like legal studies / Law / criminology / sociology.
One can also search out for a job in either public or private sector firms which deal with the human rights and environmental crimes.
Various social welfare departments, private security departments, drug enforcement agencies, detective bureaus and other law enforcement agencies also offer numerous job openings to the graduates in Criminology.
The counseling and rehabilitating centers also recru

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Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science