Criminal Psychology - Endorsed Certificate Course (TQUK - Training Qualifications UK)
Distance learning course with study materials, tutor support and final exam included
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- Exam(s) / assessment(s) is included in price
- Tutor is available to students
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Overview
Criminal Psychology Level 3 Online Course. 100 Hours Endorsed Certificate Course (TQUK - Training Qualifications UK).
Learn to understand Criminal Behaviour and why people commit crimes.
Develop your understanding of criminal psychology and how psychology is used in law enforcement and crime prevention.
- Learn criminal psychology in this unique course
- Understand your clients with issues with crime and behaviour
- Understand aggression
- Build your understanding of people
- Save money and time, study at home
This course is accredited by ACCPH and allows you to join as a professional member after completion. Membership allows you to add the letters MACCPH after your name (post-nominals).
This ADL course has also been accredited by the CMA - The Complimentary Medical Association. Upon graduation, students will be eligible to apply for CMA Membership. CMA Members in all categories are recognised as the elite in their field.
This accredited Level 3 course is ideal for:
- Welfare officers
- Youth workers
- Counsellors
- Psychologists
- Support workers
- Advocates
- Legal employees
Or anyone who wants to pursue a career in the above professions. It is also ideal for those who would like to understand criminal psychology better and budding detective story writers.
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the academy, marked by the academy's tutors and returned to you with feedback, any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
Benefits of an ADL Endorsed Course?
Endorsed courses are skills based. They have been evaluated and approved by an independent awarding body such as Training Qualifications UK (TQUK).
What makes ADL’s Endorsed courses different?
- Flexible Self-Paced Learning– adjust your learning around your home and work commitments
- Start and Finish at any time
- Courses globally and industry relevant
- Practical Component at the end of most lessons.
Allocated your own tutor relevant to your subject. You can have as little or as much contact as you like with your tutor. They are there to support you all the way through.
This course is endorsed by TQUK -Training Qualifications UK, an OFQUAL awarding body.
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Description
Lesson Structure: Criminal Psychology BPS309
There are 10 lessons in this course:
- 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
- Youth and Crime
- Age of Criminal Responsibility
- Risk Factors
- Mental Health Risk
- Conduct Disorders
- ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
- Cumulative Affect of Risk Factors
- Prevalence and Offending
- Case Studies
- Young People as Victims
- Psychology and the Police
- Social Construction of Reported Crime
- Eyewitness Testimony
- Early Research
- Schemas and EWT
- Police Line Ups
- Every day Uses of Psychology by Police
- Psychology in the Courtroom
- Social Cognition
- Behaviour
- Appearance
- Expectations
- The Primacy Effect
- Attribution
- Schemas and Social Perception
- Central Traits
- Stereotypes
- Social Inference and Decision Making
- Psychology and the Law
- Guilt Bias
- Media Effect
- Defendant Attributes
- Attorney Attributes
- Psychology and Crime Prevention
- Punishment
- Types of Punishment
- History of Punishment
- Reasons for Punishment
- Deterrents
- Punishment and Impartiality
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the academy, marked by the academy's tutors and returned to you with feedback, any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
Who is this course for?
Psychology Students, Criminal Psychology Students, Law Students
Requirements
A pc or laptop with internet connection.
Career path
The role of the criminal (or forensic) psychologist is becoming increasingly popular for people choosing a career. In order to qualify as a criminal psychologist you need a British Psychology Society (BPS) Accredited Degree in Psychology and a Health Council approved programme in order to complete your registration.
Questions and answers
Hello What would this course qualify me to do? Thanks
Answer:Hi Mary Many thanks for your question. To work in Criminal Psychology you will need further studies up to a Bachelors Degree. Completing this TQUK Endorsed Course will allow you to continue those studies and have standing on any university applications you wish to pursue in the future. If you require any additional information please do not hesitate to contact me. Kindest regards Amanda White General Manager
This was helpful.Is this course BPS accredited? Thanks
Answer:Hi Mary Many thanks for your question. No, this course is not BPS accredited. We are not national framework therefore not on government list, however our courses are recognized and awarded by the Ofqual awarding body TQUK. They endorse our courses and benchmark the levels. ADL courses are used by Companies (including the NHS) Colleges and Universities all over the world as Professional Development and do have standing on applications. Kindest regards Amanda White General Manager
This was helpful.When does the actual course start? Are the tutors available all the time? Do I follow lesson times or can I log in any time of the day / night?
Answer:Hi Catherine Many thanks for your question. The course details are sent to you within 24 hours of purchase, where you receive your student log-in details for ADL's website. Your assigned tutor is available to you whenever you require them. The course is online and can be completed under your own schedule, where you can "log-in" anytime day or night. If you require any additional information please do not hesitate to contact me. Kindest regards Amanda White General Manager
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