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. […]
Leicester: A New Global City
Is Leicester the latest global city? Studying Criminology by Distance Learning through the University of Leicester enables networking by a range of students based in a range of places. Fellow students are involved with: the military; the police (Internationally and in the UK); in probation services; in security services and also one helicopter pilot. Not to […]

A Premier University for a Premiership Champion City
Congratulations to Leicester City football club: Premiership champions from a premier city with the premium of having a great University.
Why Criminology Anyway?
When I was younger, so much younger than today … I did an undergraduate degree in Geography and Sociology, I was interested in the spaces people inhabited and how societies acted as they did. I did a Criminology and Psychology degree because I wanted to know how people thought and why only some committed crime. In […]
Off to work: Job application advice and a learning curve
Recently I have found myself getting busier and busier as the weeks go on. This is mainly due to the huge volume of application material I have been required to complete in applying to the Police. While I am extremely thankful to have not been rejected yet, I won’t be sad when the day comes for […]

Will all be quiet on New Years Day? Police Recruitment and Volunteering for Students.
Today is the 31st December 2013. That means tomorrow is the year I graduate, which is a pretty big deal! This means trying to figure out what career you want and then the beginning of laborious job hunting! As a Criminology student, it may be of no surprise that I want my future career in this […]
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