Criminal Psychology Diploma Level 4
Course
Distance
Description
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Type
Course
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Level
Advanced
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Methodology
Distance Learning
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Class hours
240h
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Duration
12 Months
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Start date
Different dates available
If you want to develop your knowledge of Criminal Psychology so that you can embark on a rewarding career or you are already working in a related field and want to improve your career prospects, then this is the course for you.
This Distance Learning Criminal Psychology course can be studied without any prior knowledge or can be studied as a follow-up programme from our Level 3 Criminology course.
In this Criminal Psychology course you will gain an understanding of the topic, history of crime and punishment. We will also briefly examine different theories of offending before examining the psychology of violent crime in great detail. The examination of the psychology of violent crime provides a very useful introduction to forensic psychology and offender profiling.
Important information
Documents
- Criminal Psychology Diploma Level 4.pdf
Government funding available
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About this course
You do not need any prior learning knowledge or experience to take this course. This course is openly available to anyone who wishes to take part in a highly rewarding home study course, although you would be expected to have a reasonable standard of literacy.
You have the freedom to start the course at any time and continue your studies at your own pace for a period of up to 12 months from initial registration with the full support of your Tutor.
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Subjects
- Criminal Psychology
- Psychology
- Criminal law
- Criminal Justice Law
- History Politics
- Historical Perspectives
- Law Making
- Police
- Philosophy
- Victimology
- Substance Abuse
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Distance Learning Provider
A Distance Learning Course is the ideal way to gain a qualification without having the worry of trying to fit your studies around your everyday life. You can complete your studies in your own time and we are on hand seven days a week to help you plan your future.
Course programme
- Module 1: Introduction (No Essay Required)
- Module 2: Crime and Order Maintenance in Celtic & Roman Britain
- Module 3: Chaos, Confusion and the Beginnings of English Law
- Module 4: Governance by Consent
- Module 5: An Age of Crime
- Module 6: The New Police
- Module 7: Crime Prevention and Community Reassurance
- Module 8: Philosophy and the Criminal Justice System
- Module 9: Biological Theories
- Module 10: Psychological Theories of Crime
- Module 11: Crime and Society
- Module 12: Violence, Psychopathy and Anti-Social Personality Disorder and Objectives
- Module 13: Crime and Psychology
- Module 14: Geographical Profiling
- Module 15: Victimology
- Module 16: Terrorism - Developing Typologies
- Module 17: Different Terrorist Groups
- Module 18: Towards a Common Factor in Terrorism
- Module 19: Theories of Domestic Violence
- Module 20: Youth and Crime
- Module 21: Drug Abuse
- Module 22: Policing
- Module 23: The Law Courts
- Module 24: After Sentence
At the end of each section of this Criminal Psychology course there are a number of activities, 50% of which are designed to get you to organise the information you have acquired into a format that you feel comfortable with. You are also required to write 1 x 500 word essay after completing each section. It is only the essays that need be submitted for assessment for this Criminal Psychology course.
For those of you who have been away from academia for some time, there are some tips on how you might want to structure your essays.
Additional information
Criminal Psychology Diploma Level 4