What we offer
The Criminology Work Placement module is about ‘real world’ questions of crime and criminal justice. If you choose to complete the Criminology Work Placement Module, the partnerships and Placements team source your placement and match you up with an organisation based on what you tell us about yourself.
The overall objective of the placement is for you to develop as a reflective practitioner - and this is the focus of the two academic assignments while on placement.
Work placements gives you the opportunity to apply and practise your skills within a professional and practical context.
What to expect
Students taking this placement don’t usually engage directly with service users or client groups, as the focus is learning about how the organisation contributes to the identification, management and prevention of crime.
The types of activity could include:
- Work shadowing: observing staff interactions as they perform their key duties
- to understand the service they provide; attending meetings with internal or external partners
- Learning about the role of the organisation and how it fits in with the wider field of criminal justice
- Communications: assisting with websites; publications; case studies; community engagement work
- Administration: minute taking; record keeping; event organising
- Desk research and analysis
- Small collaborative projects e.g.: relating to policy; law; literature reviews; best practice.
The types of placement providers we use
By choosing the Work Placement Module you could be placed in a number of settings, such as the police service, local councils, other public sector organisations and voluntary organisations or community projects. Wherever you’re placed, you’ll gain invaluable skills for your future career.
After you graduate
A work placement can be a stepping stone into a role you may not have previously considered, and allows you to learn more about how Criminology fits in the wider world.
The Oxford Brookes Criminology placement students were able to understand first-hand the impact of crime on victims and gain insight into our organisation.
Victims First Emotional Support Service