Criminologist is the group of sociologists who study criminal behaviors, the cause of crimes, control of crimes relate to culture and society. The control of crimes involved in understanding the social groups which include race, neighborhood, family, friends, etc. In order to obtain the career in Criminologist, you must have at least Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Psychology, or Criminology. Part of this jobs is analyzing reports, interview officers or criminals, write reports, or participating in a courtroom, etc. The following skills for Criminologist are necessary to have: problem-solving skills relate to mathematics, interaction with different types of people, etc. Including these skills are also essential: “computer-literate and proficient
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Preparation for an interview situation is to “understand the purpose of the interview” which mean knowing the goal to complete the interview and knowing what kind of suspect are you interviewing (Short). Engage and explain is “ an introduction appropriate to the circumstances of the interview”(Short). The idea is to explain interview policy and form a proper relationship to receive answers they need. Account is description stage for the “interviewee’s collection of the events of interest is obtained” by asking the interviewee to think back the event where the crime occurred if it is allowed (Short). Having closure avoiding any kind of future problems between the interviewer and the interviewee by giving thanks and understand what will happen to the interview if the interviewee gives out false information. And evaluate is set on the Criminologist 's own time to make sure all of the information are gathered and decide whether the interview is effective to detect if the suspect tells the truth. For this kind of interview, Harris recommends that it is best to create a transcript because its “not just capturing your respondents’ words but their meaning and voice as well.” Criminologist would be able to detect criminal’s behavior through emotion and their reaction when the question asked. Collecting data doesn’t rely entirely on in-person interview but the internet source as
Preparation for an interview situation is to “understand the purpose of the interview” which mean knowing the goal to complete the interview and knowing what kind of suspect are you interviewing (Short). Engage and explain is “ an introduction appropriate to the circumstances of the interview”(Short). The idea is to explain interview policy and form a proper relationship to receive answers they need. Account is description stage for the “interviewee’s collection of the events of interest is obtained” by asking the interviewee to think back the event where the crime occurred if it is allowed (Short). Having closure avoiding any kind of future problems between the interviewer and the interviewee by giving thanks and understand what will happen to the interview if the interviewee gives out false information. And evaluate is set on the Criminologist 's own time to make sure all of the information are gathered and decide whether the interview is effective to detect if the suspect tells the truth. For this kind of interview, Harris recommends that it is best to create a transcript because its “not just capturing your respondents’ words but their meaning and voice as well.” Criminologist would be able to detect criminal’s behavior through emotion and their reaction when the question asked. Collecting data doesn’t rely entirely on in-person interview but the internet source as