Forensic Psychology (Introductory)

BSY

Course

In Dunsland Cross

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    Dunsland cross

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Forensic Psychology (Introductory): A Distance Learning Course by BSY This Forensic Psychology course is a distance learning course designed to provide students with an introduction to forensic psychology. The course will further provide students with an overview of forensics, including crime scene investigation (CSI) and other specialist areas.  Forensic psychologists are psychologists requested to provide evidence and offer their professional opinions in a court of law in order to facilitate a legal decision. These forensic psychologists may help in jury selection, determine the mental capacity of individual accused of a crime (competency), and give opinions regarding what may have happened or regarding the sanity of the individual. This course will provide students with an interesting introduction to the subject.

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Dunsland Cross (Devon)
EX22 7YT

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Subjects

  • Psychology
  • Forensic Psychology

Course programme

Training Course Content

The course syllabus is structured as follows:

  • Lesson One
    • Introduction
      • Psychology
      • What is Forensic Psychology?
      • The History of Forensic Psychology
      • What does a Forensic Psychologist do?
      • The Positive Aspects of the Job
      • Other Fields of Forensic Psychology
      • Conclusion

  • Lesson Two
    • Insanity and Other Psychological Disorders
      • Psychosis

    • Competency and Criminal Responsibility
      • History
      • Why do we Need the Insanity Defence?
      • Is Pleading Insanity Successful?
      • Those Who have Used the Insane Defence

  • Lesson Three
    • Insanity and Other Defences against the Act
      • The M'Naghten Rules
      • The Substantial Capacity Test
      • Temporary Insanity
      • Diminished Responsibility
      • The Irresistible Impulse
      • Postpartum Depression Psychosis
      • Battered Woman Syndrome
      • Gay Panic Defence
      • Self-defence
      • Consent
      • Duress
      • Provocation
    • Offences and Rights
      • Rape
      • Manslaughter
      • Miranda Rights

  • Lesson Four
    • Psychological Testing
    • Psychological Profiling
      • Modus Operandi
      • Signature Behaviours
      • Dissociation
      • Personality
      • The Profiling Process
      • Geographic Profiling
      • Interviews and Self-Reports

  • Lesson Five
    • Forensic Science
      • Trace Material
      • DNA
      • Fingerprints
      • Detection Tools
      • Crime Scene Investigators
      • Other Specialists
      • Forensic Artists
      • Anthropologists
      • Forensic Serologists
    • Summary
      • Useful Contact

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Forensic Psychology (Introductory)

Price on request