Criminal Psychology Diploma

This course can be studied without any prior knowledge or can be studied as a follow-up programme from our original level 3 Criminology course.

In this course we will examine the topic of the history of crime and punishment. We 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.

We 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.

At the end of each section 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 of 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 course suggests 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.

Our aim is to provide you with the best deal available, therefore registration fee, certification fee and full tutor support is included in the course price for you.

Delivery:	Distance
Category:	Criminal Psychology