Forensic Psychology Level 3

Oxbridge

Vocational qualification

Online

£ 325 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Vocational qualification

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Class hours

    120h

  • Duration

    6 Months

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Forensic psychology is the intersection between psychology and the justice system.

A distance learning course is the ideal way to gain a Level 3 Diploma in Forensic Psychology. Whether you're looking to go on to further education, improve your job prospects or expand your knowledge. The aim of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to study Forensic Psychology at level 3, as well as its principles and practices at level 3.

Forensic psychology is often perceived as concerning criminal investigation and profiling. While this is one aspect it is not the only one, forensic psychology also relates to the assessment and treatment of criminal behaviour.

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About this course

On this course you will:

Learn to recognise how different research methods can help us research criminal behaviour
Understand current theory in relation to the committing of offences
Describe typical personal traits of offenders and how profiling can assist detection of crime
Review the use of forensic psychology in prevention of re-offending

Working within forensic psychology is varied both within, and across, forensic settings and may include both occupational and clinical elements. Work is undertaken with offenders, victims, criminal and civil justice staff and managers.

You don't need any prior skills in the subject area to start this course.

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement by ABC Awards and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the details all of the units you have completed as part of your course).

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Subjects

  • Forensic Psychology
  • Evaluation
  • Psychology
  • Crisis Management
  • Mental Illness
  • Personality Disorders
  • Incident management
  • Research methods
  • History
  • Psychological Research
  • Violence
  • Witness testimony
  • Crisis Negotiation
  • Psychopathic
  • Sexual offending
  • Violent offending
  • Theories of Sexual Offending
  • Theories of Violent Offending
  • Offender Profiling

Course programme

This course consists of seven units of study: Unit 1 Introduction to Forensic Psychology
  • History of development of Forensic Psychology
Unit 2 Research Methods in Forensic Psychology
  • Research Design and Methodology
  • Critical evaluation of psychological research
Unit 3 Theories of offending
  • Introduction to theories of offending
  • Theories of sexual offending
  • Theories of violent offending
  • Theories of fire-setting behaviour
Unit 4 Personal Attributes of Offenders
  • Personal characteristics of offenders
  • Personality disordered offenders
  • Psychopathic offenders
  • Mental Illness and offending
Unit 5 Forensic Psychology in Police Investigation's – Offender Profiling
  • An Introduction to Offender Profiling
  • Approaches to Offender Profiling
  • The Effectiveness of Offender Profiling
Unit 6 Forensic Psychology in the Courtroom
  • Eye-witness testimony
  • Expert Witness testimony
  • Attitudes towards victims
Unit 7 Forensic Psychology in Practice
  • ‘What works’ literature in reducing re -offending
  • Interventions to reduce risk of re -offending
  • Incident management (Crisis Negotiation)
Assessment

Each unit is followed by a written tutor marked assignment (TMA), which is submitted and then marked by your tutor. You will not be required to take an external exam.

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