#frenchbee

hello! i enjoy criminology as i’ve always been interested in crime and things related. i mostly study issues in criminology, for example, the overrepresentation of indigenous australians in the criminal justice system, as well as learning about the cjs overall (punishment, alternatives to incarceration), and we have touched on why crime occurs and possible motives of those who choose to commit a crime. it’s definitely not as fascinating as most people think, as it’s the study of crime itself rather than focusing on “true crime”, which is a common misconception people have. 

at my uni we also have to take research courses which are more general and focus on research skills rather than criminology specifically. the research courses are much more dull than crim courses as they mostly consist of the same thing which is writing research reports and conducting your own research.

one bonus of studying criminology is that the workload is not as heavy as other courses and the assessments are heavily based on your writing and critical thinking skills. i would say it is not a particularly difficult course to study as well, in my opinion and when comparing it to studying law.

i would say, if you’re really interested in studying crim, research it a bit more to understand what it really is and also go to university open days so that you can actually ask questions and have them answered by lecturers and students that study crim.

One of the trial things in this journal are these postcard pages, that are ADORABLE. I love being able to keep postcards that are meaningful to me (or ones that are cute) and put them inside my journals. Hopefully I actually like using these pages as I am journalling--but i guess we'll just wait and see !

looking back at old photos, I kind of miss summer and the warm weather 🍊