Profession criminologist

Criminologists study conditions pertaining to humans such as the social and psychological aspects that could lead them to commit criminal acts. They observe and analyse different factors ranging from behavioural conditions up to social background and environment of suspects in order to advise organisations on the prevention of crime.

Personality Type

• Investigative / Artistic
• Investigative / Realistic

Knowledge

• Sociology

  The group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.

• Criminology

  The study of criminal behaviour, such as its causes and nature, its consequences, and control and prevention methods.

• Mathematics

  Mathematics is the study of topics such as quantity, structure, space, and change. It involves the identification of patterns and formulating new conjectures based on them. Mathematicians strive to prove the truth or falsity of these conjectures. There are many fields of mathematics, some of which are widely used for practical applications.

• Anthropology

  The study of development and behaviour of human beings.

• Statistics

  The study of statistical theory, methods and practices such as collection, organisation, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data. It deals with all aspects of data including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments in order to forecast and plan work-related activities.

• Psychology

  The human behaviour and performance with individual differences in ability, personality, interests, learning, and motivation.

• Scientific research methodology

  The theoretical methodology used in scientific research involving doing background research, constructing an hypothesis, testing it, analysing data and concluding the results.

• Criminal law

  Th legal rules, constitutions and regulations applicable for the punishement of offenders.

Skills

• Apply knowledge of human behaviour

  Practice principles related to group behaviour, trends in society, and influence of societal dynamics.

• Perform scientific research

  Gain, correct or improve knowledge about phenomena by using scientific methods and techniques, based on empirical or measurable observations.

• Use data processing techniques

  Gather, process and analyse relevant data and information, properly store and update data and represent figures and data using charts and statistical diagrams.

• Review criminal acts

  Analyse acts committed by individuals that are considered illegal in order to uncover a pattern of action, motive, and demographics.

• Apply statistical analysis techniques

  Use models (descriptive or inferential statistics) and techniques (data mining or machine learning) for statistical analysis and ICT tools to analyse data, uncover correlations and forecast trends.

• Analyse legal evidence

  Analyse evidence, such as evidence in criminal cases, legal documentation regarding a case, or other documentation that can be regarded as evidence, in order to obtain a clear image of the case and reach resolutions.

• Apply scientific methods

  Apply scientific methods and techniques to investigate phenomena, by acquiring new knowledge or correcting and integrating previous knowledge.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB