forensic science and criminology is a best course or not?
DEAR ASPIRANT,
Whether Criminology and forensic science are a good degree or not it depends on you, but I can assure you that it will be interesting and more useful for you in your day to day activities.
As for job opportunities there is a great need for personals with Criminology in the corporate security field. Salary will be 10k- 20k in the starting year and will have a steady increase based on your skills and adaptations. Some are in the field and have such a booming career. In the government side there are no separate provisions for Criminology (people are working on it for provisions). So it's upto you to decide.
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 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 legal study or the judiciary member. The job profiles in the field of criminology and forensic science 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 advisor
- Environment protection analyst
Choose their careers in other fields as there isn’t much to be explored in India. Here we have a judicial system. Most of the cases are investigated by police officers and lawyers without the involvement of any forensic expert.
However, in abroad the scenario is completely different. If you want to pursue forensics as a career, try abroad.
Hope it is useful,thank yoou.