APA college of arts and science

B. A.: CRIMINOLOGY AND POLICE ADMINISTRATION
The Department of Criminology and Police Administration, affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University established in the year 2003 and developed into an international hub of criminological Department. Faculty members of the Department of Criminology and Police Administration involve in high quality teaching in the areas of Police Administration, Juvenile Justice, Cyber Criminology, Child Protection and Victimology. The department is providing consultancy in the areas of Juvenile Justice, Child Protection to UNICEF and various other government agencies. Faculty members of the department serve as Counsultants of reputed Criminology agencies, and nongovernmental organizations. Most of the students are well placed in Police Department, Judiciary Field, Security, Private Detective and Non-Governmental Organizations. The Department offers a three year Bachelor of Arts under graduate programme in Criminology and Police Administration.

• Our College was inaugurated by Thiru. A. X. Alexander I.P.S. in 2000.
• Our alumnus are in the Police department, and in the Law field.
• More than 11 successful batches were passed out.
Our First batch meritorious student Mrs. Muthuselvam is working as Sub- Inspector in Tamil Nadu Police.
Focusing Subjects.
 Policing & Crime Prevention
 Criminology
 Forensic Science & Medicine
 Criminal laws
 Cyber Forensics
 Victimology
 Crime Mapping and GIS
 Communal Violence & Terrorism
 Human rights.
 Correctional Administration.

In Tamil Nadu there are 21 universities
(only 11 humanities science universities.)
 Only M S University and University of Madras having the Criminology Courses
 There are 72 colleges under Manonmaniam Sundaranar university.
 Tirunelveli 23
 Tuticorin 21
 kanyakumari 28
 Among these Colleges, Our APA College of Arts and Science (Arulmigu Pannirupidi Ayyan) alone offers Criminology Course in South Tamil Nadu.
Department Highlights
We providing following training to our students
 Physical Training
 Running
 Long jump
 Rope climbing
 Gym training for body fitness
 Riffle Handling( Firing )
 Special field class on forensic evidence collection
Scope for a Career in Criminology in India
 After pursuing Criminology courses in India, you can apply for a variety of jobs.
 Government agencies related to Home Ministry
 State police
 Central police
 FBI
 CBI
 IB
 Private detective agencies
 NGOs
 Human rights agencies
 Crime investigators
 Crime scene analyst
 Crime laboratory analyst
 F.B.I. agents
 Forensic surgeon
 Forensic engineer
 Police officers
 Graduates and post graduates in this field can be appointed as teachers of criminology, legal studies, Law and sociology.
 A career in Criminology can be pursued in public and private sector companies or social welfare departments dealing with environmental crimes and human rights.
 NGOs, research organizations, private security and detective agencies also recruit criminology professionals. They can also find jobs of counseling and rehabilitating offenders in the prisons.
Scope for a Career in Criminology Abroad
 Job prospects of students of criminology courses in India are very bright abroad. Usually most criminologists find jobs as police officers and state medical examiners. They can also find jobs in the following roles –
 Crime intelligence analyst
 Law reform researcher
 Community corrections coordinator
 Regional crime prevention coordinator
 Drug policy advisor
 Consumer advocate
 Environment protection analyst
Benefits of Studying Criminology
• With the increasing incidences of crime, the study of causes and consequences of such acts are becoming more and more relevant in today’s society.
 It is but natural for a young mind to get interested in the study of deviations in human nature.
 Knowledge of criminology can be applied to various professions and academic fields related to the study of the society on the whole.

COURSES OFFERED:

• B. A.: Criminology and Police Administration
• B. Sc.: Biotechnology
• B. Com

APA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, VAGAIKULAM, TIRUNELVELI

APA College of Arts and Science, a multi storeyed building having separate blocks for different Departments designed aesthetically, amidst 41.16 acres of open land as an architectural splendor. Sufficient infrastructure facilities are available for the new job – oriented under graduate courses offered by the college, viz. Commerce, Bio-technology, Criminology and Police Administration. It is a boon to the students of Nanguneri Taluk and suburbs and it provides students a unique opportunity to learn the above mentioned subjects, in a high-tech way benefitting remote the areas of south Tamil Nadu. The College is situated at Vagaikulam, 4 K.M. South of Nanguneri and 10 K.M. North of Vallioor on the National Highway opposite to the Government Hi-Tech Industrial Park.