The Diploma in Forensic Psychology 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
Course Curriculum
| Module: 01 | |||
| Introduction: About the Course and the Tutor Preview | FREE | 00:03:00 | |
| History of development of Forensic Psychology | FREE | 00:06:00 | |
| Research Design and Methodology | FREE | 00:12:00 | |
| Critical evaluation of psychological research | 00:09:00 | ||
| Introduction to theories of offending | 00:06:00 | ||
| Theories of sexual offending | 00:08:00 | ||
| Theories of violent offending | 00:08:00 | ||
| Module: 02 | |||
| Theories of fire-setting behaviour | 00:08:00 | ||
| Personal characteristics of offenders | 00:06:00 | ||
| Personality disordered offenders | 00:06:00 | ||
| Psychopathic offenders | 00:07:00 | ||
| Mental Illness and offending | 00:07:00 | ||
| An Introduction to Offender Profiling | 00:05:00 | ||
| Approaches to Offender Profiling | 00:05:00 | ||
| Module: 03 | |||
| The Effectiveness of Offender Profiling | 00:06:00 | ||
| Eye-witness testimony | 00:07:00 | ||
| Expert witness testimony | 00:04:00 | ||
| Attitudes towards victims | 00:06:00 | ||
| ’What works’ literature in reducing re-offending | 00:06:00 | ||
| Interventions to reduce risk of re-offending | 00:07:00 | ||
| Incident management (Crisis Negotiation) | 00:08:00 | ||
FAQs
This course is for anyone who's interested in this topic and wants to learn more about it. This course will also help you gain potential professional skills.
No prior qualifications are needed to take this course.
You can study this course from wherever and whenever you want. You can study at your own pace and from any device. Just log in to your account from any device and start learning!
Yes, there is a test at the end of the course. Once you’ve completed all the modules of the course, you will have to give a multiple-choice test. The questions will be based on the topics of the modules you studied. And of course, you can take the test at any time, from any device and from anywhere you want.
Don’t worry if you fail the test, you can retake it as many times as you want.
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After you complete the course, you’ll immediately receive a free printable PDF certificate. Hard Copy certificate is also available, and you can get one for just £9! You may have to wait for 3 to 9 days to get the hard copy certificate.
