Private Investigator, private investigators, Private detective, agent investigation, manchester, yorkshire, midlands, scotland, kent, devon, professional body, international, Leeds, Birmingham, London, Association of British Investigators - The Associatio Useful websites and resources | CWDC Options with your subject: Criminology With their critical thinking, analytical and communications skills, criminology graduates are attractive to employers both inside and outside the criminal justice sector Job options Jobs directly related to your degree include: Jobs where your degree would be useful include: Remember that many employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed here. Work experience Employers value experience, and a range of paid and voluntary work opportunities exist, including work with offenders, criminal justice agencies and victims of crime. Think about the group or the environment you are interested in working with and how you could get involved with local support groups or projects aimed at reducing the risk of offending. Search for placements and find out more about work experience and internships. Typical employers Skills for your CV Further study What do criminology graduates do? Graduate destinations for criminology
Criminology Careers These pages look at career areas related to Criminology, or which offer ways of using the skills gained by studying the subject. Since Criminology can only be studied as a Joint Honours degree at Kent, you may also wish to look at the pages relevant to the other half of your degree: Destinations of University of Kent Criminology graduates The latest destinations for all subjects including undergraduates and postgraduates at Kent can be found at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/fdrbases/destinations.htm Ways of using your degree and your skills in a career Work with data: research; analysis; investigation; information; problem-solving Work with people: helping; advising; managing; persuading; negotiating Work with ideas: planning; communicating; initiating; creating Many careers will combine elements from each category Employers and careers related to Criminology Probation Officers Each year, probation officers supervise around 225,000 offenders. Prison governor Home Office research manager
Probation and Prison Service Careers He who opens a school door, closes a prison. Victor Hugo Probation Service Big changes are coming due to government reforms called ‘Transforming Rehabilitation’. 80% of probation services will be privatised and run by community rehabilitation companies: strict targets and payment by results. Kent Probation employers 475 staff including 140 Probation Officers and 90 Probation Service Officers (2014). Volunteering and previous experience is very important for this role. Becoming a Probation Officer To date the qualification to become a Probation Officer has been the Diploma in Probation Studies. The qualification to be eligible to apply for Probation Officer posts will be an Honours Degree in Community Justice plus the Vocational Qualification Diploma in Probation Practice Level 5. From 1 April 2010 the primary route will be through employment within a Probation Trust. Each stage of the training is by a selection process in the Area. Prison Service Prison Governor Skills required Training
IPSA - International Professional Security Association Children's Workforce Development Council | CWDC La red educativa escolar - Tiching careers for criminal justice Prisoners' Advice Service | The independent legal charity providing information and representation to prisoners Serious Fraud Office (SFO)