Certificate in Criminal Psychology
Study Method
Online
Provider
The Career Academy
Recognition
ICOES
Start Date
Start Immediately
Recognitions
Study method
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Online
Online delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement -
Blended
Blended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
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In-class
In class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
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Virtual
Virtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online
Subjects
Core Modules
Introduction to Criminal Psychology
- 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
Psychological approaches to understanding crime
- 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
Psychology and understanding serious crimes
- 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
Mental Disorder and Crime 1: Learning disabilities and Crime
- Meaning of Learning Disabilities
- IQ Testing
- Crime and Intelligence
- Modern Intelligence Testing
- Learning Disabilities and Crime
- Sex Offences and People with Learning Disabilities
- Courts
Mental Disorder and Crime 2: Psychopathy
- Scope and Nature of Psychopathology
- Personality Disorder
- Psychopath
- Heartlessness
- Emotionless
- How do People become Psychopaths
- Treatment
Gender and Crime
- 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
And more!
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