Forensic Psychology

5/5 (3 ratings)

This course is designed for those interested to learn forensic psychology.

About This Coursebeginner

In this Forensic Psychology course, you will learn many fascinating facts and theories behind criminal thinking and behavior. Whether you are ready to start your career of a forensic psychologist or use this information for your personal interest or work, you are in the right place!

In this course, you will learn for example: why eyewitnesses are not always correct when they give testimonies at court, and whether psychopaths are more likely to commit crime than people with other mental health disorders.

You will know what offender profiling is and how FBI uses it in their investigations and what’s possible to do in order to reduce the risk of re-offending and imprisonment.

After completing this course you will learn how to apply theoretical knowledge to criminal case studies, explain motivational factors of various criminal behaviors such as sexual, violent or fire setting offending behavior.

What are the requirements?

Having an interest in Psychology and learning about criminal behavior

What am I going to get from this course?

Learn how to use psychological theories and explain criminal behavior

Who is the target audience?

This course is for students who want to work in criminal or forensic settings
This course is for students who like to learn psychology

Our Promise to You
By the end of this course, you will have the knowledge about forensic psychology.

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Course Curriculum

Course Sections

Section 1 - Introduction

Introduction: About The Course And The Tutor

History Of Development Of Forensic Psychology

Section 2 - Research Methods In Forensic Psychology

Research Design And Methodology

Critical Evaluation Of Psychological Research

Section 3 - Theories Of Offending

Introduction To Theories Of Offending

Theories Of Sexual Offending

Theories Of Violent Offending

Theories Of Fire-setting Behaviour

Section 4 - Personal Attributes Of Offenders

Personal Characteristics Of Offenders

Personality Disordered Offenders

Psychopathic Offenders

Mental Illness And Offending

Section 5 - Forensic Psychology In Police Investigations

An Introduction To Offender Profiling

Approaches To Offender Profiling

The Effectiveness Of Offender Profiling

Section 6 - Forensic Psychology In The Courtroom

Eye-Witness Testimony

Expert Witness Testimony

Attitudes Towards Victims

Section 7 - Forensic Psychology In Practice

“What Works” Literature In Reducing Re-offending

Interventions To Reduce Risk Of Re-offending

Incident Management (Crisis Negotiation)

Reviews

3 student reviews

Joanne says:
Very Informative
This was my first opportunity to take a course like this and found all material very informative. I plan to review the course again as I am sure I missed a thing or two.
Shinta Setiawati says:
Exciting
The course was really exciting! I finished this course and planning to re-watch again this course, more and more! Very recommended for people who have interest in Forensic Psychology but don't know how to start it.
catherine graham says:
very informative
Elmira is the best teacher and her lessons are really solid grounding material. I hope to see more of her courses advanced levels or new ones because they are always so constructive to everyday life.