CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY COURSE


Category: Criminology & Forensic Courses

Course Format
Paper-Based

Approximate Study Time
360 Hours (Self Study) 		Payment Options
You can spread the payments for this course over 4 monthly payments.

Initial payment of £155.00

Followed by 3 monthly
payments of £65.00		 Price: £350.00
VAT inclusive

Approximate Delivery Time
2-3 Working Days (Royal Mail Recorderd Delivery)
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The Criminal Psychology – Level 4 Diploma Course will examine the topic of the history of crime and punishment.

The course will briefly examine different theories of offending before examining the psychology of violent crime in some detail. The examination of the psychology of violent crime provides a useful introduction to forensic psychology and offender profiling.

The course will also examine the psychology of terrorist crimes, domestic violence, drug abuse and youth crime and victimology, before taking a look at crime prevention and community safety and the criminal justice system and those involved in its management.

On successful completion of the home study courses students will receive a recognised level 4 diploma certificate (Comparable to working at NVQ Level 4).

The Criminal Psychology course covers the following Units:-

  • Unit 1 – Introduction
  • Unit 2 - Crime and Order Maintenance in Celtic & Roman Britain
  • Unit 3 - Chaos, Confusion and the Beginnings of English Law
  • Unit 4 - Governance by Consent
  • Unit 5 - An Age of Crime
  • Unit 6 - The New Police
  • Unit 7 - Crime Prevention and Community Reassurance
  • Unit 8 - Philosophy and the Criminal Justice System
  • Unit 9 - Biological Theories
  • Unit 10 - Psychological Theories of Crime
  • Unit 11 - Crime and Society
  • Unit 12 - Violence, Psychopathy and Anti-Social Personality Disorder and Objectives
  • Unit 13 - Crime and Psychology
  • Unit 14 - Geographical Profiling
  • Unit 15 - Victimology
  • Unit 16 - Terrorism - Developing Typologies
  • Unit 17 - Different Terrorist Groups
  • Unit 18 - Towards a Common Factor in Terrorism
  • Unit 19 - Theories of Domestic Violence
  • Unit 20 - Youth and Crime
  • Unit 21 - Drug Abuse
  • Unit 22 – Policing
  • Unit 23 - The Law Courts
  • Unit 24 - After Sentence
At the end of each unit 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 a choice of 2 x 500 word essays after completing each section. It is only the essays that need be submitted for assessment.
 
Each section of the home study courses also suggest further reading. You will find a significant amount of reading is available online. Most public libraries have a good selection of social science texts. If your local library does not have what you are looking for you could try Amazon.
 
Pre-Requisites:
 
There are no particular entry requirements.
 
Course Duration & Support:
 
Students may register at any time and have a full year to complete their studies. You also have access to a personal tutor by mail or email for a 12 month period. As the home study courses are self study you can complete in as little or as long a time as you prefer.
 
Assessment:
 
You will be assessed on coursework which is detailed in the course materials. Coursework consists of short paragraph answers to set questions, and a 500 word essay. Your work can be sent back by email or by post.
 
Qualification:
 

The award is gained from successfully completed coursework so there is no exam to complete.

On successful completion of this course students will be awarded a Level 4 Criminal Psychology Diploma Certificate.

This award has been independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 4 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and is comparable to working at NVQ Level 4.
 
The award is issued through NCFE. NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland.

Accreditation by NCFE is a guarantee of quality. It means that this learning programme has been scrutinised and approved by an independent panel of experienced educational professionals and is quality audited biannually by NCFE.

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