PI386 Forensic Psychology and Criminology Diploma Bundle

Forensic Psychology and Criminology Diploma Bundle

Study at home with our amazing Forensic Psychology and Criminology Diploma Bundle!

Course Description

Forensic Psychology and Criminology Diploma Bundle

Criminology Diploma

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.

Forensic Psychology Diploma

In this Forensic Psychology 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 on from this the Forensic Psychology course makes a brief examination of serial murder and the different causal factors that have been put forward as contributing to the development of the serial killer.  The student is then invited to use their learning to date, together with their own research, to explore three serial killers and to produce a report of approximately five hundred words which examines the personas of the chosen serial killers in relationship to the popular urban myths identified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and explain which they believe hinders the investigation of serial murder.

The Forensic Psychology course then proceeds to examine the links between substance abuse serious crime, violent crime, acquisitive crime and mental disorder and governmental responses to substance abuse.  The student is given a further opportunity to conduct their own research to show how a local intervention programme in their area is evidencing the success or otherwise of The Government Drug Strategy.

The student will then examine different aspects of the distressing crime of child abuse and then asked to conduct research into child abuse within the Roman Catholic Church.  Much has been written about this issue and the student is asked to use the knowledge they have gained from the course, and from conducting their own research, into the responses of the media, government departments and the Roman Catholic church, to write a report of approximately 500 words on how effective or ineffective these responses have been.  They are also required to suggest ways that academic research might help to produce an understanding of how such crimes could have occurred over such a lengthy period of time.

The student is then led to the courtroom and an examination of criminal responsibility and psychiatric defences.  Students are then requested to conduct their own research into the Yorkshire Ripper murders and the trial of Peter Sutcliffe.  They will produce an assignment of approximately five hundred words, discuss the jury's finding in respect of Sutcliffe, and discuss whether evidence was produced to show that Sutcliffe was insane.

Following from these modules students will look at some mental disorders that have been put forward as defences in criminal trials.  These include; Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder), Dissociative Amnesia and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. They will also be given the opportunity to conduct research into Dissociative Identity Disorder.

The Forensic Psychology 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.

Our aim is to provide you with the best deal available when purchasing this Criminology and Forensic Psychology bundle course, therefore registration fee, certification fee and full tutor support is included in the course price for you.

Previous Knowledge Required

The good news is that no prior learning knowledge or experience is essential to take this course. This course is openly available to anyone wishing to learn more about Forensic Psychology Criminology and 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 12 months unlimited support is available 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 Forensic Psychology and Criminology.

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: The Science of PsychologyIntroducing 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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