Criminology and Profiling - CPD Accredited

The Criminology and Profiling course is designed to help you master the scientific study of crimes and criminals Criminology, and provide an in-depth insight into different types of crimes, reasons behind committing the crimes, forensic science, criminal psychology, and criminal law.

From murders to cybercrimes and false Imprisonment to kidnapping, this powerful online training program covers the multiple functions, factors and roles involved in solving crimes, as well as techniques that are tried and trusted by professionals for analysing different kinds of criminal behaviours. Moreover, gain a firm understanding of crime scene analysis, forensic psychology, and behavioural science play a massive role in profiling or criminal investigative analysis.

By completing this course, you will be able to make criminal profiles and have a greater understanding of what goes on behind the crime scenes, and what is inside the mind of a criminal.

Course Curriculum

What will you learn in this Criminology and Profiling

Introduction

• Introduction: About the Course and the Tutor
• History of development of Forensic Psychology
• Research Methods in Forensic Psychology
• Research Design and Methodology
• Critical evaluation of psychological research

Criminology

• Introduction to Criminology
• Classification of Crimes
• Understanding Crime
• Different Types of Crime

Theories of Offending

• Introduction to theories of offending
• Theories of sexual offending
• Theories of violent offending
• Theories of fire-setting behaviour

Personal Attributes of Offenders

• Personal characteristics of offenders
• Personality disordered offenders
• Psychopathic offenders
• Mental Illness and offending

Forensic Psychology in Police Investigations

• An Introduction to Offender Profiling
• Approaches to Offender Profiling
• The Effectiveness of Offender Profiling

Forensic Psychology in the Courtroom

• Eye-witness testimony
• Expert witness testimony
• Attitudes towards victims
• Forensic Psychology in Practice
• ’What works’ literature in reducing re-offending
• Interventions to reduce risk of re-offending
• Incident management (Crisis Negotiation)

Method of Assessment:

Upon completion of the course, you will be required to sit for an online multiple-choice quiz based assessment, which will determine whether you have passed the course (60% pass mark). The test will be marked immediately and results will be published instantly.

Certification

After successfully completing the course, you will be able to obtain the certificates. You can claim a PDF certificate by paying a little processing fee of £2. There is an additional fee to obtain a hardcopy certificate which is £9.

This course is highly recommended for anyone want to become a detective and track down the culprits, or become a forensics expert and help the detectives analyse the clues.

• This course is available to all learners, of all academic backgrounds.
• Learners should be aged 16 or over to undertake the qualification.
• Good understanding of English language, numeracy and ICT are required to attend this course.

Earning this qualification can open the door to a host of fascinating, satisfying and rewarding careers. Moreover, jobs in both criminology and profiling offer a high salary, security, including excellent healthcare and retirement benefits.

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