What does it take to become a Forensic Sociologist?

Hello Nyjah,

I hope you are going well!!

A bachelor's degree is the minimum requirement for entry-level positions. Forensic sociologists who provide expert testimony in trials, must obtain a master's or doctorate degree. Strong analytical and critical thinking skills are a must. Excellent writing and communications skills are a plus.

Forensic sociologists are involved as criminalists when they’re invited to a crime scene to determine potential negligence. They work in both civil and criminal cases. After investigating a crime scene, the sociologist studies the history of violence or crime in the area and determines how secure the building or site was before the incident. By including the scene in the social context of the neighborhood and history of the place, the forensic sociologist can make a case for negligence on the part of the building owner or security company in as much as they should have been able to foresee the crime.

So you have to have an expertise in studying society, behavior of people, the setting that they live in, to be able to research the cause of the crime. Moreover you have have a great nervous system and psychologically strong.

I believe that this is quite a general answer. Please let me know your position and what is that you are interested the most or what is unclear for you.

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Kristina