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Did you know that it’s possible to save lives just by monitoring bank account activity?

Kristina Rauccio '17 didn’t know that she could until her double major in 刑事司法 and 心理学 led to her current job as an Anti-Money Laundering Investigator at Santander Bank.

“You wouldn’t think that looking at someone’s bank account could open up a whole other world into criminal activity until you get to do it,劳乔说.

Since graduating from RWU in 2017, Rauccio has worked in the money laundering field. She monitors bank accounts looking for signs that people are breaking the law.

“如果是这样的话，他们就违反了法律, 调查是我的职责所在, 打开一个箱子, 并在必要时升级或解决,劳乔说.

根据劳奇奥的说法, the key to success in this line of work comes from the marriage between the study of psychology and criminal justice.

“这需要很多分析能力. It takes a thought pattern very similar to the psychology field that makes you think, “好吧, 这个人在做什么?’”劳乔说. “If you see a lot of money going through an account you think, ‘Is it a business that is very cash intensive that would be doing something like this or is there something irregular or unusual happening?’”

劳奇奥喜欢这份工作带来的刺激, 她的工作方式每天都在变化, 并开始思考人们为什么要做他们所做的事情. Most importantly, she likes being able to make a difference.

“我目前正在攻读人口贩卖方面的专业. How to identify those bank accounts and whom to escalate them to, working with law enforcement. 在人口贩卖领域，你可以拯救生命. You get to directly see how what you’re doing affects someone else,劳乔说.

While studying psychology at RWU, Rauccio discovered her interest in criminal justice.

“I started out as a psych major and was trying to decide where to go with it. I had an excellent professor in a course my Sophomore year who brought to my attention how interesting it can be not to just look at the law and how people break it but to understand why,”她说。.

Rauccio credits the accessibility of resources at RWU and the support from her professors and career advisor with her success.

“I felt really supported from my career advisor who always made it a point to be on a first-name basis as we worked on tailoring my resume and narrowing the scope of what kinds of jobs I wanted to apply to. The professors knew my name and I knew I could reach out at any time,”她说。.

Rauccio is currently in graduate school for criminology and was able to reach out to her professors for personalized letters of recommendation two years after graduating.

“我的教授们仍然了解我，并且非常鼓励我. Something that I always say about Roger Williams is that everyone casts a really wide net in terms of making you feel supported and like you can always reach out, 我现在依然如此,劳乔说.

Thanks to this support, Rauccio found a career that inspires her daily.

“I had a great four years, it was really motivating, and I love my job now,”她说。.