Did you ever wonder why criminals and serial killers do what they do and why? I want to be a criminal psychologist because I’m interested in their mind, and want to know why they did it, and why they chose their victims. Ever since I was in sixth grade, I was interested in criminals but specifically serial killers. My favorite was the Menendez brothers and Richard Ramirez. The Menendez brothers were interesting because they killed their parents because they did horrible things to them while Richard did it just because he wanted to. But I would watch documentaries, read articles, and watch YouTube videos talking about them. And ever since then, I have always wanted to be a criminal psychologist or something like it because I just wanted to know …show more content…
If you have ever watched the show ‘Criminal Minds’, it’s a little bit like that but not really since this is reality and that's just a show. But what they also do is they can diagnose mental health conditions and they give expert testimony in courtrooms. They interview and counsel those who have committed some crimes and they evaluate them. The only thing I can currently do to become a criminal psychologist is try hard to get good grades and a high GPA. And when I get a good GPA and good scores on exams and tests to pass and graduate, then I can go to college. The college I want to go to is Yale because they have a great psychology program that I have heard. Once I get to college, I need a bachelor's degree first in psychology and/or criminal justice. It is also required to receive a doctorate degree in the field of criminal psychology. I would need training and practice with a psychologist for at least one year. After having completed a certain number of hours I must get fully licensed to be able to legally practice as a criminal psychologist and get certified by the ABPP. I think it's safe to say I have an interest in criminal psychology, and I clearly want to be one. I want to be a criminal psychologist because I’m interested in their mind, and want to know