Certificate of Criminal Psychology

• Definitions of crime
• Consensus view of what crime is
• Conflict view of crime
• Interactionist view of crime
• Scope of criminal psychology
• What criminal psychologists do
• Case study
• Profiling
• Courts
• Correctional system

• Biological explanations of crime
• Phrenology
• Eugenics
• XYY chromosome model
• Genetics
• Twin studies
• Adoption studies
• Nature, nurture
• Environmental explanations of crime
• Family influence
• Agency explanations
• Rational choice theory

• Aggression
• Types of aggression
• Terminology
• Drive theories
• Freudian theories
• Social learning theories
• Biological and evolutionary theories
• Types of aggression
• Aggression an against outsiders
• Aggression in species
• Aggression in humans
• Environmental influences on human aggression
• Imitation or modelling
• Familiarity
• Reinforcement
• Aggression and culture
• Other factors in aggression: alcohol, pain, frustration
• Murder
• Sexual assault
• Stalking
• Pursuit behaviour
• False stalking syndrome

• Meaning of learning disabilities
• IQ testing
• Crime and intelligence
• Modern intelligence testing
• Learning disabilities and crime
• Sex offences and people with learning disabilities
• Courts

• Scope and nature of psychopathology
• Personality disorder
• Psychopath
• Heartlessness
• Emotionless
• How do people become psychopaths
• Treatment

• Scope and nature of gender and crime studies
• Rates of crime
• Murder and violence
• Prostitution
• Case study … Women offenders
• Victims
• Murder
• Domestic violence
• Sexual abuse

• Age of criminal responsibility
• Risk factors
• Mental health risk
• Conduct disorders
• ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
• Cumulative affect of risk factors
• Prevalence and offending
• Case studies
• Young people as victims

• Social construction of reported crime
• Eyewitness testimony
• Early research
• Schemas and EWT
• Police line ups
• Every day uses of psychology by police

• Social cognition
• Behaviour
• Appearance
• Expectations
• The primacy effect
• Attribution
• Schemas and social perception
• Central traits
• Stereotypes
• Social inference and decision making
• Psychology and the law
• Guilt bias
• Media effect
• Defendant attributes
• Attorney attributes

• Punishment
• Types of punishment
• History of punishment
• Reasons for punishment
• Deterrents
• Punishment and impartiality

When you study with Australian Online Courses, you will be assessed using a competency-based training method.

Competency-based training focuses on the achievement of skills and knowledge against set criteria to meet industry-standard and is not benchmarked against other students’ work.

In this course, the assessment will be comprised of written assignments and exercises, which may include short answer questions, reports, essays, research projects and reflective tasks.

If you do not achieve a competency result on your first attempt, you have two more attempts to pass your assessment. So, you have three attempts in total to obtain a competency result.

In this way, you can complete your course in your own time and at your own pace with the assistance of unlimited tutor support.

• Professional development that is widely recognised and respected;
• Improve your employment opportunities;
• Study online, anywhere via our elearning system;
• High-quality professional development programs written by industry experts;
• No entry requirements;
• All course materials provided online – no textbooks to buy;
• Unlimited tutor support;
• Easy to understand course content;
• We offer twelve (12) months’ access, with extensions available upon application (fees apply);
• Certificate of Attainment/Completion issued for your CV (hard copy provided); and
• Course may be tax deductible; see your tax advisor.

The approximate study hours for this course is 100 hours. We offer twelve (12) months’ access, with extensions available upon application (fees apply).

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