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CAREER PLANNING FOR CRIMINOLOGY STUDENTS

CAREER PLANNING FOR CRIMINOLOGY STUDENTS . Jenny Keaveney Careers Advisory Service. Who employs Criminology graduates?. What can I do with my degree?. THERE IS MORE TO YOU THAN YOUR DEGREE …. YOUR INTERESTS. YOUR DEGREE. YOUR SKILLS. YOUR PREFERENCES. YOUR VALUES. YOUR

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CAREER PLANNING FOR CRIMINOLOGY STUDENTS

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  1. CAREER PLANNING FOR CRIMINOLOGY STUDENTS Jenny Keaveney Careers Advisory Service

  2. Who employs Criminology graduates? What can I do with my degree?

  3. THERE IS MORE TO YOU THAN YOUR DEGREE … YOUR INTERESTS YOUR DEGREE YOUR SKILLS YOUR PREFERENCES YOUR VALUES YOUR PERSONALITY

  4. Analytical skills Clear & Logical thinking Communication Critical evaluation Gathering, assessing and interpreting information Literacy & Expression Organising Planning Problem solving Research Working to deadlines Skills gained from studying Criminology

  5. 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

  6. Working with Data • Criminal Intelligence Analyst • Researcher • Case Review Manager • Fraud Investigator • Solicitor • Chartered Accountant • Civil Service Fast Stream

  7. Working with Data –Criminal Intelligence Analyst What is Intelligence Analysis? “The identification of and provision of insight into the relationship between crime data and other potentially relevant data with a view to police and judicial practice” Intelligence Analysis basically involves: making sense of large amounts of often disparate information, highlighting salient points and increasing the effectiveness of police resources.

  8. Working with Data –Home Office Research Officer “I started working for the Home Office on a casual contract as a Research Officer in Manchester. The post involved interpreting regional crime statistics, conducting crime-related research and disseminating best practice. Nine months later, I started a permanent post in the Immigration Research and Statistics Service in Croydon. I work in a team that conducts longitudinal research on refugees and am currently working on the feasibility and development of a large-scale survey that will involve using quantitative and qualitative data to gauge how refugees experience settlement in the UK” http://www.gsr.gov.uk/recruitment/employee_profiles/moreton.asp

  9. Working with People • Probation Service Officer • Connexions Personal Adviser • Prison Governor • Police Officer • Community Support Officer • Customs Officer • Housing Manager

  10. Working with People –Probation Officer “We write pre-sentence reports which advise courts on how they should sentence individuals. And we supervise people who are on court orders and people who are in prison … It entails an ongoing process of assessing individuals, assessing risks that they pose in terms of harm to other people, harm to themselves, harm to staff and the risk of them getting into trouble again”

  11. Working with Ideas • Media & Communications • Education & Training • Strategic/Policy Management

  12. So what do Criminology graduates do? • What do they do in broad terms? • Their occupations and employers • Postgraduate study • Other jobs where the degree is useful

  13. In broad terms ….. 13% 2% 9% 61% 15%

  14. What do Criminology graduates do? Police Officer (Metropolitan Police) Prison Officer (Young Offenders’ Institution) Admin Support Officer (Surrey Police) YISP Support Assistant Paralegal Recruitment Consultant Trainee Primary Teacher Licensing Assistant (Group Lotus)

  15. Some employers in areas directly related to your degree • The Home Office • The Prison Service • Police forces • Probation services • Connexions • The Security Service • The Serious Organised Crime Agency • Solicitors and barristers Links to all the above from www.kent.ac.uk/careers/criminology.htm#employers

  16. Examples of postgraduate courses • Graduate Diploma in Law (Law conversion course) • MA Criminology • MA International Conflict Analysis • MA Law

  17. Ways of using your skills in career areas open to all graduates • Library/information work • Public sector administration • Social work • Computing and IT • Transport/logistics management • Finance • Marketing

  18. What next? • Think about yourself • Research possible careers • Try and get relevant work experience • Plan ahead - note deadlines in final year • Use the Careers Advisory Service!

  19. FINDING OUT MORE Useful information sources include: • Job profiles on Prospects.ac.uk www.prospects.ac.uk/links/Occupations/ • What can I do with my Criminology Degree? www.kent.ac.uk/careers/criminology.htm

  20. THE END ... … of this seminar - your career planning continues! Jenny Keaveney Careers Advisory Service Opening hours: 9am - 5pm Monday - Friday http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers

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