A blog reader recently commented if he could apply for jobs in
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). He is a Criminology
graduate who would like to work in the Philippine government.
According to Dr. Ruben A. Sta Teresa, a Criminology
graduate would most often look for jobs in the following Philippine government agencies:
1. Philippine National Police (PNP)
2. Bureau of Jail Management & Penology (BJMP)
3. Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)
4. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
If we talk about what Philippine government agencies, Criminology
graduates can also work for:
5. Parole & Probation
office (PPO)
6. Bureau of
Corrections (BUCOR)
7. Commission on
Human Rights (CHR)
8. Bureau of Customs
(as customs police)
9. Philippine
Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)
10. National
Bureau of Investigation (NBI)
11. Department of
Foreign Affairs (DFA) (as document examiners and investigators)
12. Department of
Finance Investigation Division (DOF)
13. Bangko
Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) (as security and investigation department)
14. Immigration
and Deportation Bureau
15. National
penitentiary across the country like provincial jails under the provincial
governments
16. Maritime Industry
Authority (MARINA) (as investigators or maritime police)
17. Land
Transportation Office (LTO) (as investigators and field inspectors or officers)
18. Department of
Labor and Employment (as sheriff)
19. Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) (as forest officers or guards)
20. Philippine Coast Guard
Your career choices, too, are actually not limited to being a
police officer. Here are the other positions your course is best suited for:
1. Professor, instructor or teacher in Criminology in any state
university, college or school duly recognized by the government. You can teach
the following subjects:
- Law
Enforcement Administration
- Criminalists
- Correctional
Administration
- Criminal
Sociology and allied subjects, and
- Other
technical and specialized subjects in the Criminology curriculum provided by
the Department of Education.
2. Law
enforcement administrator, executive, adviser, consultant or agent in any
government agency
3. Dactylographer
4. Ballistician
5. Questioned
document examiner
6. Law
enforcement photographer
7. Lie detection
examiner
8. Probation
officer
9. Security
officer
10. Criminal
investigator
11. Police
laboratory technician
12. As correctional officer or administrator,
executive supervisor, worker or officer in any correctional and penal
institution.
13. Counselor, expert, adviser, researcher in any government agency on
any aspects of criminal research or project involving the causes of crime,
juvenile delinquency, treatment of offenders, police operations, law
enforcement administration, scientific criminal investigation or public welfare
administration.
Meanwhile, in the private sector, Criminology graduates usually
apply for positions in the security industry such as:
1. Security officers,
2. Security guards and
3. Private detectives or investigators.
But the reality is you can also apply for the following positions:
4. In-house mall investigators
5. International air lines ground officers and investigators
6. International airport security officers and plain clothes
investigators
7. Private commercial bank credit and loan investigators
8. General managers and directors of private security industry
9. Security chiefs and supervisors in international industry
10. Commercial airlines ground investigators
11. Forensic ballistics expert
12. Asset Protection Associate
13. Security Manager
14. Loss Prevention Supervisors
15. Inspectors
In other words, Criminology graduates are not limited to the
security industry when talking about jobs in the private sector. In general, you
will also be able to find a job in financial fraud investigation and prevention,
retail investigation, forensics, and insurance fraud investigation and
prevention.
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