Career questions tagged criminialjustice
Getting my Bachelors in Criminology, need more information regarding my goal careers!
Hello! I am a 24yr old student currently attending Portland State in hopes that I can finish with my Bachelors in Criminology. I have a passion for true crime and study a dozen or more cases a day on my own. I also interview inmates in prison as a hobby and blog about it. (I used to have an obsession for decoding messages and whatnot but it was HARD.) I have a few careers I really wish to get WITHOUT becoming a police officer, they are listed from greatest goal to least: Evidence Custodian, Polygraph tester, Crime analyst, Probation officer Juvenile and Victims Advocacy. I do wish to be able to interview/interrogate the suspects honestly but I have to be a detective according to all the research I've done. If anyone who has worked in any of these fields can answer this with information on how you even started your career out of college, how you trained for the job, was it easy? Hard? What certifications are needed? Basically anything to help me. I am really hoping to work close to cases but not on scene because being around dead bodies in person sounds horrible. (Or there is a chance I'll get over it. Many people do.) #criminology #criminialjustice
