Course Overview
The Short course in Criminology and Forensic Psychology is an online professional development course designed to give graduates the knowledge and skills required to embark on a career in criminology or forensic psychology, or enhance current employment opportunities. Whatever your career goal, The Short course in Criminology and Forensic Psychology will equip you for employment throughout the criminal justice system, including the police services or legal services.
The Short course in Criminology and Forensic Psychology aims to develop your knowledge and understanding of criminology and forensic psychology and provides a solid foundation for further studies in this field. Global Relief Institute Online Courses’ Short course in Criminology and Forensic Psychology will teach the fundamentals including crime, criminal profiling, serial killing, eyewitness memory, fitness to stand trial, interviewing, interrogation, confessions, exploring causes behind criminal and deviant behaviour and the core theories and issues in criminology and forensic psychology.
Topics
- Introduction to Criminology
- Defining crime
- Criminal justice agencies
- Crime research
- Crime and the media
- Crime and punishment
- History of criminology
- Victimology
- Serial killing
- Crime and psychiatry
- Police profiling
- Criminal profiles
- Famous cases
- Evolutionary psychology
- Sociology
- Femininity and masculinity
- Forensic psychology
- Forensic psychologists
- Legal psychology
- Psychology and profiling
- Fitness to stand trial
- Eyewitness memory
- Police line ups
- Expert witnesses
- Police interviews
- Interrogation techniques
- Confessions
- Detecting deceit
- Predicting offending behaviours
Assessment
Assignment-based
Course Duration
Course duration: Approximately 25 hours. As a guide, short course courses can be completed within 5-10 weeks of part-time study.
Distance Learning access: 2 months’ Distance Learning access, with free extensions available.
