1. Definition of criminal psychology: Criminal psychology is a discipline that studies criminal phenomena. Broadly speaking, it also includes looking for the actual causes of criminal acts to provide ways to reduce the social impact of criminal acts. In Chinese mainland, criminology belongs to law and the direction of criminal law, both in theoretical research and practical operation.
2. Employment prospects of criminology graduates: The main employment directions of criminology graduates are scientific research, education and training, and civil servants. The graduation posts mainly include criminal appraisers, criminal psychology researchers, criminal investigators, law enforcement officers, police officers, prison guards, probation officers, parole officers and social workers. The employment of investigation majors is narrow but stable, and they mainly go to public security, procuratorial work and national security departments to engage in investigation, criminal law enforcement, crime prevention and control, investigation teaching and scientific research.