Lifestyle of self-supporting criminology student in UM tagum college

Danielle McNally blogs about volunteering as a part-time Special

Constable alongside studying for her Criminology degree. 17 August
2016

I am a Criminology student about to embark on the most important

academic year of my life, whilst balancing my social life, academic
studies, and my extra-curricular activities alongside maintaining my
ultimate goal of becoming a police officer through my volunteer role as
a Special Constable (SC). Without a doubt there are often many
challenges, but as a 20-year-old student taking on the voluntary role of a
PC I think I am doing pretty well so far in the world of adult-ing!

Your three years as a Criminology student are invaluable - especially at

a top ten university. Lancaster was always my first choice university
from finishing my GCSE’s. It has everything a prospective student could
wish for and more. However, whilst I knew the university I wanted to
study at, throughout my two years as an A-level student I questioned
what degree I would excel in. I’d always had the idea in my head of
being a Police Officer from a young age, but I never seriously
considered it until I heard about the Special Constabulary. It was then
that I decided that a Criminology degree would fit the bill; I was a good
writer and great at arguing my points in academic writing. I also had a
fascination in the world of criminality and law enforcement.