From behavioural scientist to criminologist
37 of the 47 essential skills of a criminologist are already essential for a behavioural scientist — about 79% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from behavioural scientist in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 37
- skills carry over
- 10
- would be new
- 79%
- of the target job covered
- 47
- essential skills of a criminologist
What a criminologist does
Criminologists study conditions pertaining to humans such as the social and psychological aspects that could lead them to commit criminal acts. They observe and analyse different factors ranging from behavioural conditions up to social background and environment of suspects in order to advise organisations on the prevention of crime.
What carries over
37 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply for research funding
- apply knowledge of human behaviour
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- apply scientific methods
- apply statistical analysis techniques
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct research across disciplines
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
- disseminate results to the scientific community
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
- evaluate research activities
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- integrate gender dimension in research
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
- manage intellectual property rights
- manage open publications
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mentor individuals
- operate open source software
- perform project management
- perform scientific research
- promote open innovation in research
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
- promote the transfer of knowledge
- psychology
- publish academic research
- research design
- scientific literature
- sociology
- speak different languages
- statistics
- synthesise information
- think abstractly
- write scientific publications
What would be new
10 skillsEssential for a criminologist and not for a behavioural scientist. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from behavioural scientist
2 roles- epidemiologist35 skills in common
- demographer35 skills in common
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How far are you from being a criminologist?
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