Scope for Criminology as a Career Option

What is the scope of work for criminologist in India, please provide here???

[Quick Sam]

A career in Criminology opens up scope for the trained to work in private and public sector, educational institutes, government organizations, social welfare organizations, Corporations, financial institutions, department stores, law firms, drug enforcement agencies, Federal Bureau of Investigation, research organizations, NGOs, private security and detective agencies, foreign police departments and many more.

The different types of work that the criminologist can get into are:

Corrections
Counseling
Diversion programming
Criminal Investigation
Forensics
Financial Fraud Investigation & Prevention
Insurance Fraud Investigation & Prevention
Judicial / Courts
Intervention Programming
Law Enforcement
Rehabilitation
Medical Investigation
Research and Policy Studies
Psychologist – Psychopathology Specialist
Private Investigation
Special Agencies
Retail Investigation
Teaching

Eligibility

You should have undergraduate course is the passing out of 10+2 level with Science or Arts, for the post graduation programs, one is required to have a graduation degree in Criminology or other relevant disciplines from Science or Arts.

Some of the popular Criminology courses are
Graduation in Criminology
M.A. Criminology
M.A Criminology
M.A. Criminology and Criminal Justice Administration
M.Sc. Criminology
P.G. Diploma in Criminology and Penalogy
P G Diploma in Criminology and Police Science
Ph.D Criminology and Criminal Justice Administration
Post Graduate Diploma in Criminology and Forensic Science
Diploma in Criminology

What are the different career opportunities available in the field of Criminology as I would like to have an idea before enrolling for the course/

[Raman Vij]

Criminology includes the scientific study of criminals, social crimes, criminal behaviour, and crime prevention methodology as well as crime regulations. As a career option Criminology engages the study of crime both at the social as well as individual levels.

A career in Criminology has a wider scope for the professionals to work in various sections of the society both in private and public sector, like:

educational institutes,
government organizations,
social welfare organizations,
Corporations,
financial institutions,
department stores,
law firms,
drug enforcement agencies,
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
research organizations,
NGOs,
private security and
detective agencies, as well as
foreign police departments and many more.

The different scope of work that the criminologist can get into are:

Corrections
Counseling
Diversion programming
Criminal Investigation
Forensics
Financial Fraud Investigation & Prevention
Insurance Fraud Investigation & Prevention
Judicial / Courts
Intervention Programming
Law Enforcement
Rehabilitation
Medical Investigation
Research and Policy Studies
Psychologist – Psychopathology Specialist
Private Investigation
Special Agencies
Retail Investigation
Teaching

The profiles they work under are as follows:

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

As mentioned above they work in both provate & public sectors but the mainly they get into govenment agencies like:

State police
Central police
FBI
CBI
IB