Criminal Law

Dear aspirant, Glad to meet you. A criminologist is the most intriguing job profile. This job profile entails learning and analyzing the patterns and activities of a criminal. A criminologist directly interacts with criminals by interviewing them. It helps them understand the criminals psychology and the root cause of the crime committed. Criminologists work with the government to reduce the crime rate by suggesting punishments or stringent action for non-punishable crimes. Crime Analyst:
Crime Analyst helps in analyzing the evidence, collecting fingerprints, fluids, and other necessary items that can be used in the laboratory for further analysis. Criminology Professor:
Being a criminology professor is pertinent for candidates that have a knack for teaching and research. Forensic Psychologist:
The job of a forensic psychologist is nothing but understanding the criminal psyche. Criminal Lawyer:
A criminal lawyer works on the defence/prosecution of the person implicated for committing a crime. Digital Forensic Analyst:
The main job of a digital forensic analyst is to retrieve and catalogue digital evidence. Hope it helps.

Dear aspirant, Glad to meet you. There is a good job opportunity in the field of criminology. This field has various offers for the scientist, research assistant, criminologist, forensic scientist and an investigator. Once you have completed a course in this field, you can opt job in various areas such as Forensic Department, Police, Research area, Medical Hospitals, CBI, Court, FBI, Crime Laboratories, Private Hospitals, Colleges, Institutions, MNCs (legal matters), Prison Reforms Programs and many others. You may be the professor in a college or the university or you may be the professional in the legal study or the judiciary member. The job profiles in the field of criminology are as the following:
Private detectives
Crime investigators
Crime scene analyst
Crime laboratory analyst
F. B. I. agents
Forensic surgeon
Forensic engineer
Police officers
Crime intelligence analyst
Community corrections coordinator
Law reform researcher
Regional crime prevention coordinator
Consumer advocate
Drug policy advisory
Environment protection analyst. Hope it helps.

Dear aspirant, Criminology is a social Science closely related to psychology and sociology focused on the study of human behavior in relation to crimes and criminal behavior. The study of criminology also teaches you to understand the how, why, when, and where of crime. Criminologists use their specialised knowledge to develop policies and procedures that will help tackle and prevent crime. Criminal justice refers to the study and application of criminology.In other words, while criminologists are responsible for studying the thought processes of criminals and offering solutions to address issues in crime, criminal justice enforces these solutions and is directly involved in the crimes themselves. Criminal justice students study the inner workings of the justice and law enforcement systems from its inception to its structures and role in society today. As a student of criminal justice, you prepare yourself to play a role in any of the numerous infrastructures and agencies involved in tackling crime and enforcing the law. Hope it helps.

There are ample job profiles available for criminal lawyers that one can opt for based on one's interests and skillsets. Some of the job roles for criminal lawyers are given in detail below:
Parole and Probation officer: Both parole and probation officers have very similar jobs. The main difference between the two is that probation officers work with convicted criminals who are on probation (which means they don't have to go to prison), while parole officers work with criminals who have already been to prison. Some common tasks performed by the two involves working with criminals and creating a plan to reintegrate them in our society, helping them find a place to live, employment or treatment for mental health issues if necessary, meet the lawbreakers and administer drug tests, monitor and evaluate their overall progress. Private Investigator: The job of a private investigator is to conduct interviews with people to collect information and identify patterns, research information (on the internet or other resources) to learn more about the suspect, perform surveillance, I. e. follow suspects, record them and their daily activities, make reports and keep clients up to date with the progress of the investigation. Government Advocate: Government advocates are hired by the state or central government to represent them in court cases. To become a Government Advocate, one has to take the recruitment exams conducted by UPSC and State Level Public Commission. Government Advocates are selected based on the same to represent the government. Criminal Psychologist: Criminal psychologists study criminals and crimes to understand why they break the law. They evaluate offenders and establish what is the risk of recidivism. Working with law enforcement, making psychological assessments of suspects or criminals; counselling criminal offenders is often a part of their job. Lecturer: A lecturer who specialises in criminal law will be responsible for teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Criminal Law and its practices. A criminal law lecturer will be responsible for undertaking and developing high-quality research and scholarly publishing. Lawyers who have advanced qualifications, relevant experience and research in criminal law usually become lecturers in their respective specialization.