The Real Criminal Investigation Department
We’ve all seen portrayals of CID in fiction and we’ve probably all wondered how accurate what we’re seeing really is. Since beginning volunteering with the police, I had the amazing opportunity one day this week to shadow in Lincolnshire Police’s CID and gain a taste of the reality behind criminal investigation in the UK. […]
Something For Everyone in Police Volunteering
With the prospect of obtaining a job after university seeming increasingly challenging, especially in careers like the police, volunteering and work experience are becoming much more important both for students and for criminal justice agencies. Incidentally, the increased demand in criminal justice agencies for volunteers means increased variation for opportunities! In my last blog […]
Is it About Who You Know? – Becoming a Police Volunteer
The phrase ‘It’s about who you know’ can sometimes seem synonymous with securing work in criminal justice jobs, especially if that job is in the police. As someone myself with no natural ties to the criminal justice system, it would have been easy to believe that entering this world was far too difficult. Similarly, the […]
Meeting an Ex-Police Analyst
I have spoken a lot in previous posts about my volunteering position with Trading Standards this summer and I’m here to write yet another to highlight the breadth of opportunities that come with an experience like this. Trying to secure a volunteering placement (let alone a job) is hard, I won’t lie to you. […]
A Day at Court (In the Good Way)
In my last post, I wrote about the volunteering work I’ve started doing with Trading Standards and last week I had the amazing opportunity to attend court. My job was to write notes which would later be used in a press release so, having never been to court before, naturally I was pretty nervous. […]
Volunteering in Criminal Justice
In my last post, I spoke about the Criminal Justice Fast Track, which the University of Leicester offers to students wishing to obtain work experience in the criminal justice sector. It’s an amazing opportunity which both guides the process of obtaining work experience and provides recognition for what you learn from your experiences. As competition […]
Prison Visits and Unmissable Experiences – Criminal Justice Fast Track Award
Criminal Justice Fast Track is a unique and wonderful opportunity offered by the University of Leicester. The award is designed to enhance students’ experience of work in the criminal justice system and it’s fantastic for your own personal sense of achievement and experience, enhancement of the Criminology degree, and for future employment prospects! Work experience […]
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