What can you do with a criminology degree? What kind of criminology jobs exist?
People often wonder what types of careers criminologists can get into after they graduate from college. Criminology is a multidisciplinary subject, which means that studying criminology can take you in many different directions. A study in criminology can also be the starting point for or continuation of another study (for example for police officers, lawyers, psychologists).
Here is a list of examples of criminology jobs and careers:
- Crime analyst or profiler at a police department
- Policy advisor, case manager, or manager at private security companies, police, criminal justice, courts, probation service, victim assistance programs, child protection services, prisons, and the judiciary
- Prison, correctional, or restorative justice officer
- Fraud and organizational crime expert or operational risk manager at banks, businesses and insurance companies
- Forensic accountant
- Public safety expert at local government, ministry, embassies, or international organizations
- Social worker
- Youth worker
- Officer at customs and border protection
- Academic researcher at university
- Researcher, data analyst, or policy analyst at commercial research bureau, governmental institution, or non-governmental organization. E.g. on causes of crime, crime prevention, or effectiveness of sanctions
- Public safety consultant
- Counsellor, for example in the area of drug counseling
- Crime prevention coordinator
- Crime journalist
- Lecturer or professor at a college or university
