Course overview
Understand criminal behaviour
The Certificate in Criminal Psychology will teach you the fundamentals of understanding criminal behaviour and its origins. This ranges from social theories to labelling theory and individual differences. This will give you a sound foundation of how crime is conceptualised and will allow you to better understand the thoughts, behaviours, and motivations of criminals and those who engage in behaviour beyond the boundary of what is considered socially acceptable. It will also develop your understanding of how psychology is used in law enforcement and crime prevention.
Recognition
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
Duration study load
- 6 Months Access | 100 hours
Study at your own pace – students generally complete one module per week.
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements or prerequisites to enrol on this course.
Course features
- Learn the definitions of crime
- Understand criminal psychology
- Understand social issues towards a career in counselling or teaching
- Discover psychology which motivates criminal behaviour
- Learn criminal psychology theories relating to youth and crime
- See how psychology is used by the police & courts
- Understand the relationship between learning disabilities, gender, youth, and crime
Professional recognition
Accredited by ICOES
Subjects
- Definitions of Crime
- Consensus View of what Crime is
- Conflict View of Crime
- Interactionist View of Crime
- Scope of Criminal Psychology
- What Criminal Psychologists do
- Case Study
- Profiling
- Courts
- Correctional System
- Biological explanations of Crime
- Phrenology
- Eugenics
- XYY Chromosome Model
- Genetics
- Twin Studies
- Adoption Studies
- Nature, Nurture
- Environmental Explanations of Crime
- Family Influence
- Agency Explanations
- Rational Choice Theory
- Aggression
- Types of Aggression
- Terminology
- Drive Theories
- Freudian Theories
- Social Learning Theories
- Biological and Evolutionary Theories
- Types of Aggression
- Aggression an against Outsiders
- Aggression in Species
- Aggression in Humans
- Environmental Influences on Human Aggression
- Imitation or Modelling
- Familiarity
- Reinforcement
- Aggression and Culture
- Other Factors in Aggression: Alcohol, Pain, Frustration
- Murder
- Sexual Assault
- Stalking
- Pursuit Behaviour
- False Stalking Syndrome
- Meaning of Learning Disabilities
- IQ Testing
- Crime and Intelligence
- Modern Intelligence Testing
- Learning Disabilities and Crime
- Sex Offences and People with Learning Disabilities
- Courts
- Scope and Nature of Psychopathology
- Personality Disorder
- Psychopath
- Heartlessness
- Emotionless
- How do People become Psychopaths
- Treatment
- Scope and Nature of Gender and Crime studies
- Rates of Crime
- Murder and Violence
- Prostitution
- Case Study … Women Offenders
- Victims
- Murder
- Domestic Violence
- Sexual Abuse
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