An account of Study in Criminology

Updated on: Thursday, May 15, 2014

The moment we think about a Indian police Department, the very name of Indian police service (IPS) will come in to our mind, what to do to become an IPS? Any graduate with proper physical fitness has to appear civil services conducted by union public service commission (UPSC). The Civil Service Examinations are conducted in 3 stages.

That is Preliminary examinations (two papers general A studies and civil service aptitude test) is a set of main examinations. The candidates who have cleaned preliminary Examinations will be sent to Main Examinations. After clearing Main Examinations they have to face the interview. This is the home, after fulfilling the norms will be sent to Indian police services.

Supposing if you think, if any other courses available to study exclusively to join in the police department, the response is pessimistic.

But there are few courses in this line of thinking they are criminology and police Administration.

Under gradate (UG) and post Graduate (PG) courses are given in criminology areas. The various branches of criminology are surveillance and safely managements, prison Administrator, cyber crimes, controlling mobs and trouble management, and private detective and enquiries. In this course besides the above mentioned subjects the areas like physical fitness, sports and games, horse riding, swimming, yoga and karate are also taught.

The field study and projects involve the reports submission by visiting police stations, magistrate courts, fire service students, district crime departments, forensic science departments. Forensic medicine departments and central prisons.

The scope of these courses involves placements in CBI, CID departments of state and central governments, state police departments. Railway protection force, central Industrial protection force, Indo-Tibet Border force, and many other private agencies.

An account of Study in Criminology

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