- Certificate of completion - Free
- Reed courses certificate of completion - Free
- Tutor is available to students
Criminal profiling is an investigative profession used to assist law enforcement and government agencies pursuing unknown perpetrators. Criminal Profilers typically have a background in forensic and/or investigative psychology, giving them the skills needed to recognize the personality traits and characteristics of criminals based on crime scene evidence.
Digital certificate - Included
Digital certificate - Included
Will be downloadable when all lectures have been completed
Criminal profiling Course developed by Vita online Learning and Education
Criminal profiling is the application of psychological theory to the analysis and reconstruction of the forensic evidence that relates to an offender’s crime scenes, victims and behaviours. It is intended as an investigative tool and attempts to go beyond the reconstruction and answer questions of intent and motivation.
While television and movies have raised awareness of criminal profiling as a profession, as with most careers it’s important to separate fact from fiction.
The notion of a brilliant but deranged psychiatrist and murderer who spends his time in prison assisting rookie FBI agents on major cases is intriguing, but reality TV it’s not. Nonetheless, a career as a criminal profiler can be a tremendously fascinating and intellectually stimulating pursuit.
Criminal profiling is one of many professions within the field of forensic psychology. Profilers undergo extensive education and training, as well as years of experience investigating violent crimes. A successful profiler will need to have, at a minimum, a master’s degree.
Criminal Profiler Job Description
Essentially, the criminal profiler’s job is to create a psychological profile of a criminal suspect, which can then be used to help catch the suspect. This is done by examining evidence from the crime, interviewing witnesses and victims, and analyzing crime scenes. Information gleaned from these investigations can then be used to help the profiler determine a pattern of criminal behavior, which hopefully can be used to find out more about the suspect (and potentially help to catch him or her). Aside from developing profiles of real-world criminals, criminal profilers may also conduct research and write reports on patterns of criminal behavior by going through old case studies and interviewing convicted criminals.
Course syllabus
An Introduction to Criminological Study
An Introduction to Forensic Science
The origins of criminology
Psychological Explanations of Criminal Behaviour
Biological bases of behavior
The development of criminal profiling
Criminological Explanations of Criminal Behaviour
inside the mind of the criminal case studies on serial killers
Criminal profilers with doctoral degrees may also work in academia, teaching and publishing about their work. Criminal profilers may also be called upon to testify as expert witnesses in court proceedings
This course does not entitle you to work as a Criminal Profiler
This course does not entitle you to work as a Criminal profiler and is an in house program
This course is ideal for those that are either complete beginners to the field of Criminal profiling and are considering making a career change to become a Criminal profiler, with the aim of getting an insight and understanding of Criminal profiler, or existing Criminal profiler, teachers, coaches or trainers looking to reinforce their knowledge or to pick up some new skills. This course is also ideal if you are interested in a career in the Criminal Profiler, though are unsure if you want to commit yourself financially and time wise to a full Criminal Profiling qualification
Hi I wish to clarify if is a date that i must commence study as I need to source a laptop too? Could I purchase course and start at a later date?
Answer:Thank you for email, we email the full course across upon registration because of our high quality assurance and standards and no time limit to complete best regards
This was helpful.Currently there are no reviews for this course. Be the first to leave a review.
This course is advertised on reed.co.uk by the Course Provider, whose terms and conditions apply. Purchases are made directly from the Course Provider, and as such, content and materials are supplied by the Course Provider directly. Reed is acting as agent and not reseller in relation to this course. Reed's only responsibility is to facilitate your payment for the course. It is your responsibility to review and agree to the Course Provider's terms and conditions and satisfy yourself as to the suitability of the course you intend to purchase. Reed will not have any responsibility for the content of the course and/or associated materials.
Interest free credit agreements provided by Zopa Bank Limited trading as DivideBuy are not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and do not fall under the jurisdiction of the Financial Ombudsman Service. Zopa Bank Limited trading as DivideBuy is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority, and entered on the Financial Services Register (800542). Zopa Bank Limited (10627575) is incorporated in England & Wales and has its registered office at: 1st Floor, Cottons Centre, Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QG. VAT Number 281765280. DivideBuy's trading address is First Floor, Brunswick Court, Brunswick Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1HH. © Zopa Bank Limited 2024. All rights reserved.