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Criminologist
Criminologists examine the systems by which people accused
of crimes are brought to justice, attempt to explain the
reasons for criminal behaviour and suggest ways crime might be
reduced.
A criminologist may perform the following tasks:
- study the ways certain criminal justice agencies operate
including the law courts, police services, prisons and
community-based correction centres
- analyse and interpret data received on the incidence of
crime and the operation of the justice system
- provide information about crime and the ways in which
people are processed by the criminal justice system
- catalogue information about the possible causes of crime
and the crimes committed
- compile crime statistics and develop ways in which crime
solving resources can be best used
- analyse and develop crime prevention strategies
- evaluate all aspects of crime and the criminal justice
system
- research criminological issues such as those pertaining
to offenders, victims of crime and sentencing.
Criminologists may specialise in organisational research,
victimology, corporate crime or juvenile justice. They may
work in the legal field, which tries to make sure that laws
keep up with changes in society. They may also work in the
social/psychological fields, which study the effects of the
criminal justice system or the factors which contribute to
offending behaviour by individuals.
Required Skills - Criminologist
- analytical ability
- personal integrity
- interested in welfare and human behaviour
- interested in disadvantaged groups
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