Course Description
The [course_title] course is designed to show you the fantastic facts of psychological behaviour with a particular focus on criminal psychology. You will learn how criminals think and behave.
At first, the course portrays the historical development of the forensic psychology that will be followed by the discussion on research methods of Forensic psychology. Then the course teaches the theories of offending, personal characteristics of an offender, the nature of psychopath offenders, and more. You will learn the use of forensic psychology in Police investigation. Finally, the course discusses the forensic psychology in the courtroom.
Upon completion, you will be able to use psychological theories for explaining criminal behaviour and also able to explain motivational factors of various criminal acts such as sexual, violent or fire setting offending behaviour.
Please note that this Diploma in Forensic Psychology Course does not entitle you to join the HCPC register or recognised Forensic psychologist. This course will not make you a Forensic psychologist but you will come across all the basic guidelines of Forensic psychology to boost and shine your knowledge in this particular field.
What Will I Learn?
- Use psychological theories and explain criminal behaviour
- Start professional career in forensic or criminal settings
Requirements
- Having an interest in Psychology and learning about criminal behaviour
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Introduction: About the Course and the Tutor Preview00:03:00
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History of development of Forensic Psychology00:06:00
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Research Design and Methodology00:12:00
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Critical evaluation of psychological research00:09:00
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Introduction to theories of offending00:06:00
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Theories of sexual offending00:08:00
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Theories of violent offending00:08:00
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Theories of fire-setting behaviour00:08:00
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Personal characteristics of offenders00:06:00
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Personality disordered offenders00:06:00
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Psychopathic offenders00:07:00
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Mental Illness and offending00:07:00
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An Introduction to Offender Profiling00:05:00
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Approaches to Offender Profiling00:05:00
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The Effectiveness of Offender Profiling00:06:00
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Eye-witness testimony00:07:00
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Expert witness testimony00:04:00
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Attitudes towards victims00:06:00
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’What works’ literature in reducing re-offending00:06:00
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Interventions to reduce risk of re-offending00:07:00
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Incident management (Crisis Negotiation)00:08:00
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Resources – Diploma in Forensic Psychology
Forensic Psychology Diploma
Very informative course, I would have really liked some written material, I did take screen shots of the text screens in the video. I guess I will just have to go online and purchase some books on the subject.