Course Details
Criminology is the study of crime. It is concerned with the people who commit crime, the reasons that lead them to commit crimes, their impact on society and ways of preventing and controlling crime. The goal of criminology is to identify and examine the root causes of criminal behavior and to develop effective ways of controlling them. Graduates of Criminology often become detectives or federal law enforcement investigators. Criminology attempts to explain crimes within a societal context. Criminology uses three distinct theories that attempt to explain why criminals do what they do. These theories help to explain how a society responds to crime, both in terms of preventing future incidences of crime and responding to criminals who commit those crimes. There can be internal and external factors behind a crime, which is also examined by those theories. In other words, it suggests that a number of biological and social factors may lead to criminal behavior. People with a degree inCriminology have a rare opportunity to make the world a better place.
Listed here are some of the principal objectives of the course.
-
Toundertake and provide funding for criminological research which is relevant to public policy and to promote the value and use of such research -
To have a strong understanding of human behavior and societal issues to reduce the crime rate
-
To evaluate the importance of variation in criminal justice processes and outcomes by race, class, gender and other relevant social categories
-
To compare and analyze criminal justice policies across cultures and geographies
Career Prospect
Career Opportunity
-
Private investigator
-
Insurance fraud investigator
-
Security specialist
-
Jury Consultant
-
Prison psychologist
-
Expert witness
-
Attorneys
-
Forensic science technicians
-
Detective
-
criminal investigator
