What is Criminology?
Criminology is a combination of Law, Sociology, Psychology, Politics, and Journalism. In this study program you will conduct social research to analyze the factors that cause crime, delinquency, irregularities and lawlessness. Here you will learn to view a crime from the perspective of the perpetrator and also the victim, especially from the psychological aspect as well as how the surrounding environment and interaction with family and society influences crime. From the legal aspect, you can examine various violations of the law and the articles that are violated, until you can write a balanced criminal news narrative. In this study program you will also learn about the case revision, crime scene, fingerprint recording, and blood traces. Here you will analyze a wide range of crime, ranging from small juvenile delinquency, occult crimes such as witchcraft, cybercrime, to international terrorism.
Why did you choose this programme?
Do you like movies or TV series with detective or mystery themes? Do you have high curiosity and are concerned about the increasing number of crimes in the world? Criminology Study Program can be the most ideal choice for you. Criminology lectures will be very exciting and challenging, and certainly will open your eyes to the various secrets or mysteries behind the various criminal acts that occur around us.
Subjects in Criminology
- 1Sociology of Deviant Behavior
- 2Criminal Justice System
- 3Crime Prevention Strategies
- 4White Collar Crime
- 5Human Rights
- 6Enography of Crime in Malaysia
- 7Children's Behaviour
- 8Victimology
- 9Criminology and Development
- 10Planned Crimes
- 11Environmental Crime
- 12Economics and Social Development
- 13Law and Development
- 14Management of Industrial Security
- 15Journalistic Investigation
- 16Psychology
- 17Women and Justice
- 18Criminal Psychology
- 19Crime Risk Analysis
- 20Intelligence and Crime Investigation
- 21Terrorism
- 22Business Crime
- 23Human Rights in the Criminology Perspective
- 24Transnational Crime and Globalization
- 25Organizations of Crime and Organized Crime
- 26Social Control of Crime
- 27Sociology of Criminal Justice
- 28Post-Modern and Cultural Criminology Theory
Suitable Student's Characteristic
Job Prospect for Criminology
When compared with the increasing number of crimes, the Criminological profession is still limited. Currently Malaysia, even the world, still needs more people who want to be involved in this less-popular profession. As a Criminology graduate, your career prospects will open up in various justice enforcement agencies, such as the police, prosecutor's office, and the judiciary. If you also care about criminal acts of corruption, as a Criminology graduate, your chances of a career at the KPK are wide open. You can also become an independent journalist who presents in-depth news coverage in the mass media regarding criminal acts.