The bill would regulate professional practice of Criminology

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1. The bill would allow only people holding an official university degree in Criminology, or a recognized foreign degree, to practice criminology, and would bind any public or private employer to this requirement.
2. It defines criminologists' competencies: researching crime, preventing it, assisting victims, preparing reports and taking part in rehabilitation programs, always without taking over the functions of other professions.
3. It would create professional associations (colegios) of Criminology and a General Council as the national body for representation and coordination, with duties including the code of ethics, disciplinary powers and a public National Register of Criminology.
4. Membership of the professional association would be mandatory to act before the courts, unless working for public administrations or public entities.
5. It sets up a sanctioning system with very serious, serious and minor offenses, penalties ranging from a warning to permanent disbarment from practice, and a procedure with deadlines, appeals and limitation periods.
6. Public administrations would have two years to adapt their job classifications, and the law would enter into force six months after publication in the Official State Gazette.

Who it affects

• People with a Criminology degree: They could practice under a regulated framework, with duties of association membership, continuing training and professional secrecy.
• Private companies and entities: They could only hire criminologists with the official degree, and could set up professional companies.
• Public administrations: They would have to adapt their job openings and positions to include the criminologist profile.
• The general public: People could check a public register to see who is qualified to practice criminology.

Words worth knowing

Colegiación

Registering with the professional association (colegio), an official body that groups practitioners and checks that they follow the rules.

Código deontológico

Set of ethical and professional conduct rules that members of a professional association must follow.

Homologar un título

Official recognition that a foreign university degree is equivalent to a Spanish one.

Non bis in idem

Rule that forbids punishing someone twice for the same facts.

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