Criminal psychology takes a look inside at offenders and criminal behavior in order to improve investigations. The adding of a psychological component means a more in depth offender profiling. With three courses in one, take on forensic psychology, criminal profiling and criminal psychology for an in depth look into criminology! This course provides a superb opportunity for students, hobbyists and career pushers to learn about the application of psychological edge behind criminal behaviour. Eat your heart out CSI...
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Modules:
Forensic criminology
Social forensic psychology
Defining criminal psychology
Scope of criminal psychology
Roles of the criminal psychologist
The scientific method of psychological research
Ethical considerations of psychological research
Social learning theory
Media and crime
Psychodynamic theory
Focus of the research
The hypothesis
Data collection methods
Analysing the data
Reaching conclusions
Reporting the results
The usefulness of psychological research
Factors that influence the incidence of criminal activity
The major perspectives that try to explain causes of criminal behaviour
Biological/physiological theories
Cognitions theories
Behavioural theories
Developmental theories
Investigating a crime
Witness reliability
Factors that affect memory acquisition
Factors that affect memory retention
Factors that affect memory retrieval
Interviewing witnesses
Interviewing suspects
Detecting lies
Detecting false confessions
Offender profiling
Geographic profiling
An overview of courtroom procedures
How witnesses can affect a jury’s decision
How child witnesses can affect a jury’s decision
How expert witnesses can affect a jury’s decision
How the judicial system can affect a jury’s decision
How the juror reaches a decision
Group decision making
Group behaviour
The range of punishments
Imprisonment
Problems inmates encounter in prison
Support available in prisons
Alternatives to imprisonment
Rehabilitating prisoners
How psychology can further our understanding of offending behaviour
Psychology and criminal behaviour
Exploring human development
Forensic psychologist