PI642 Criminology and Forensic Psychology Diploma Bundle

Criminology | Forensic Psychology | Diploma

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Course Description

Criminology and Forensic Psychology Diploma Bundle

This Level 3 Criminology Diploma is an extremely insightful home study course that has been created due to the popular demand of our Level 3 Certificate. Criminology is a broad subject area that draws on the study of crime, violence, victims, terrorism, criminal statistics and the criminal justice system. The Criminology Diploma is a multi-disciplinary course that encompasses law, psychology and sociology in order to gain greater knowledge of this discipline and make informed conclusions.

Course topics covered within the Criminology Diploma include Children and Criminology, Young Offenders and the Criminal Justice System, the Anglo American Model and Labelling Theory and Critical Criminology. The Criminology Diploma is designed for study by distance learning at work or at home in your own time and at your own pace.

In this Forensic Psychology Diploma course we will adopt a research perspective to forensic psychology, beginning with a brief introduction to research methodologies followed by a very basic introduction to statistics for research.  The Forensic Psychology course then examines the psychology of violent crime and gives the student the opportunity to conduct their own research into the links between a particular mental disorder of their choice, and violent crime.

Following from these modules students will look at some mental disorders that have been put forward as defences in criminal trials. They will also be given the opportunity to conduct research into Dissociative Identity Disorder. The Forensic Psychology Diploma course continues with a brief examination of eye witness testimony and the evidence of children, after which students will again develop their knowledge by conducting their own research.

Previous Knowledge Required

No prior learning knowledge or experience is essential to take this course. This course is openly available to anyone wishing to learn more about Criminology and Forensic Psychology and would like to take part in a highly rewarding home study course. You have the freedom to start the course at any time and continue your studies at your own pace for a period of up to 12 months from initial registration with full tutor support.

Support

You will receive the course manual, assignments and study guide plus tutor support by mail and email. Our student support team are also available for any other queries that you may have whilst completing your course. You can be assured that unlimited support is available for one year for your home study course, so there is no need to struggle or feel isolated during your studies.

Assessment

Completing a series of tutor marked assignments will lead you to the highly acclaimed Level 3 Diploma in Criminology and Forensic Psychology Diploma.

Modules

• Criminology
• Introduction to Criminology
• Chapter 1: Social Order Maintenance in Celtic & Roman Britain
• Chapter 2: Inequality before the Law
• Chapter 3: Criminalisation, Victims and the Role of the State
• Chapter 4: Classicism and Positivism
• Chapter 5: The Anglo American Model and the Chicago School of Criminology
• Chapter 6: Anomie, Social Control & Deviant Subculture Theories
• Chapter 7: Administrative Criminology
• Chapter 8: Labelling Theory and Critical Criminology
• Chapter 9: Right Realism
• Chapter 10: Left Idealism and Left Realism
• Chapter 11: Feminist Criminology
• Chapter 12: Ethnicity and Crime
• Chapter 13: Mentally Disordered Offenders and the Criminal Justice System
• Chapter 14: Young Offenders and the Criminal Justice System
• Chapter 15: Children and Criminology
• Chapter 16: Agencies of Social Control
• Chapter 17: The National Probation Service
• Chapter 18: Incarceration and Punishment
• Chapter 19: White Collar Crime
• Chapter 20: Violent Crime
• Forensic Psychology
• Module 1: Introducing Research Methods
• Module 2: Introducing Basic Statistics
• Module 3: Psychology and Violent Crime
• Module 4: Serial Killers
• Module 5: Crime and Substance Abuse
• Module 6: Child Abuse
• Module 7: The Evidence of Children
• Module 8: Criminal Responsibility and Psychiatric Defences
• Module 9: Mental Disorder as a Defence
• Module 10: Eyewitness Testimony
• Module 11: Psychology in a Correctional Setting
• Module 12: Psychology and Police Selection, Recruitment and Training
• Module 13: Police Stress
• Module 14: The Decision to Assist
• Module 15: The Research Proposal and the Research Project Report

Awarding Body

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Level 3 NCFE certificate of achievement.

That means that it is independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to Level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and 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. 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.

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