Criminology Professor

Although hyperbolic high school students might disagree: Except for fingerprints and chalk outlines, classrooms and crime scenes have nothing in common. Unless you’re a Criminology Professor, that is. In that case, what they have in common is you.

That’s because Criminology Professors are both Criminologists and College Professors, working simultaneously in two very different fields: law enforcement and academia.

As a Criminologist, you study crime and criminals. When you’re wearing this hat, you spend your days knee-deep in the psychology and sociology behind crime, compiling statistics and conducting research in order to find out why people commit crimes, as well as what can be done to prevent and rehabilitate criminals.

As a College Professor, you don’t just practice criminology; you also teach it. When you’re wearing this hat, you therefore perform all the typical duties of a Teacher, including developing curriculums, writing syllabi, delivering lectures, assigning and grading homework assignments, and administering tests.

Although most people can’t do two jobs at once, Criminology Professors do. On the one hand, for instance, you teach classes; on the other hand, however, you also do research, the result of which is reports that law enforcement agencies can use to catch and recondition criminals. Like Criminologists who work in the field, you also may consult on criminal cases and testify at trials as an expert witness.

In fact, “expert” is the perfect word to describe you. Like any other College Professor, you’re paid to cultivate, develop and distribute knowledge. It just so happens that you know a lot more about Jeffrey Dahmer than William Shakespeare.