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Overview
Criminologists study social, psychological, behavioural and environmental factors that can be linked to criminal acts and crime prevention.
In job descriptions, look for criminology research, data processing, offender profiles, forensic psychiatry, research proposals, databases, prevention advice, academic writing and communication with organisations.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Criminologist work is analytical research on crime, behaviour and prevention. The role can involve studying social background, psychological factors, environments, data patterns and offender profiles so organisations can understand risks and plan prevention work. Good adverts name the research setting.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include criminology, research data, data processing, database work, forensic psychiatry, research proposals, scientific writing and clear presentation of results. The work needs careful reasoning because conclusions may inform prevention advice, policy discussions or organisational decisions.
Pay context
Pay comparisons should consider research responsibility, data sensitivity, advisory influence, publication expectations and whether the role designs studies or mainly supports analysis. Work that shapes prevention strategy has different weight from a narrow database or literature task.
Career paths
Career development can move toward senior research, crime-prevention analysis, offender profiling, policy advice, academic work or specialist data roles. A strong path shows sound methods, careful handling of evidence and the ability to explain findings to non-specialist organisations.
Good to know
Check whether the advert names research questions, datasets, methods, prevention outputs and who uses the analysis. Vague crime-interest wording is weaker than concrete references to criminology, behavioural factors, profiles, reports, databases and advice to organisations.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Sociologists
19-3041.00
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Occupation group
Sociologists, anthropologists and related professionals (2632)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0611f232-b30e-46c7-9c26-2d59b1448e79 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2632.4 |
| ISCO group | 2632 |
| Concept type | Occupation |