Criminology is the scientific study of crime, its causes, law enforcement responses, and prevention methods. It draws from fields like biology, statistics, psychology, economics, and anthropology. After studying criminology, career prospects include teaching criminology, counseling, rehabilitation work, and policy assessment jobs with universities, agencies, and governments. Some notable institutes that offer criminology programs mentioned are the Department of Criminology at the University of Madras, the Institute of Forensic Science & Criminology at Bundelkhand University, and the School of Criminology at the Tamil Nadu Open University.