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Careers in Criminology

Discover some of the exciting career outcomes for our graduates!

  • Crime intelligence analyst
  • Consumer advocate
  • Environment protection analyst
  • Regional crime prevention coordinator
  • Drug policy advisor
  • Law reform researcher
  • Police officer
  • Community corrections coordinator

These are just some job destinations of recent graduates (see more graduate profiles). Others have moved onto full time studies in law, or are in research positions in such bodies as the Australian Institute of Criminology.

Career outcomes are as important to us as they are to our students - here's why it pays to study with the Department of Criminology:

  • Our academic staff are active as advisors and consultants with industry and government partners across Australia and overseas. This investment in community relationships pays a dividend for the career prospects of our graduates and actively enhances the programs we teach;
  • Our internship opportunities give our students hands-on work experience doing real projects with agencies working actively in the criminal justice system;
  • The Department's academic programs aim to strengthen research and analytic skills, focusing on real world outcomes.
  • The Department of Criminology was the first school of criminology in Australia, and graduates from the University of Melbourne are held in high esteem by employers.

 

Volunteers

Marrickville Legal Centre is a not-for-profit Community Legal Centre, independent of government, which provides free legal advice to members of the public.

The Centre urgently needs volunteer lawyers to provide advice about employment law and discrimination in the workplace to cope with a dramatic increase in demand in the wake of 'Workchoices'. Volunteer lawyers attend the Centre for a couple of hours on one evening each month from about 6:30pm to provide advice to members of the public.

If you can assist or require more information, please telephone Andrew Taylor, Principal Solicitor, Marrickville Legal Centre on 9559 2899.

 

Careers links

Get Up, Stand Up - Workshop for Graduates
 
Careers & Employment have initiated a half day workshop for recent
graduates who are still looking for employment.  Students will work in
small groups to allow for skills based activities. The sessions will
cover exploring the job market, writing applications and practicing
interview skills.  The workshop will be held on Thursday, February 15,
2007, from 9.00 am - 1.00 pm.  There will be a $10 registration fee and
graduates are asked to book through Careers Online. 

For further information please contact Yovanna Adamis,

Careers Consultant, ext 49880, yadamis@unimelb.edu.au or download the
program timetable from the C&E website at:
http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/careers/student/programs/getup.html 
 		 --- Image of graduate Mr Brendan Condon

Above: Brendan Condon
Criminology Graduate

After working in the construction industry and as a professional revegetation contractor, Brendan established diversionary programmes working with “legally challenged” young people on parole and community based orders. He is now Managing Director of Australian Ecosystems, an environmental restoration and ecological consultancy company which he established in 1997 and which now employs 80 staff.

“I was unsure of what to focus on at University, and Criminology sounded interesting and proved to be a great choice.  Criminology allowed me to deepen my understanding of the society in which we live, and to explore a broad spectrum of political, social and economic theory, as well as to build a broad skill set that I have found applicable and transferable in business and employment. Research and analytical skills, written and oral expression and collaborative problem solving were developed in Criminology and have proven useful in my subsequent business life.”

Brendan’s activist and philanthropic history includes reconstruction work in Bougainville after conflict, mapping illegal logging in Papua New Guinea, post-cyclone reconstruction in Vanuatu, a human rights and environmental speaking tour in Japan, and working with East Timor Asylum seekers in Australia. He completed an Honours degree in Criminology 1995.

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