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Psychology of Criminal Profiling Diploma Level 3
Online Learning College

Summary

Price
£399 inc VAT
Or £66.50/mo. for 6 months...
Study method
Online
Course format
Reading material - article/plain text
Duration
12 months · Self-paced
Qualification
No formal qualification
Certificates
  • Psychology of Criminal Profiling Diploma Level 3 - Free
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  • TOTUM card available but not included in price

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Overview

This course seeks to understand the inner working of the criminal mind. Profiling is most usually done by a forensic psychologist. The profile will then be used by police departments with the hope of assisting to apprehend the criminal.

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About this course

This Psychology of Criminal profiling course offers an insight into the minds of some of the world’s most notorious criminals.

Your Psychology of Criminal Profiling course is an in-depth look at the minds of deadly criminals via the form of case studies.

5 Procedural steps in generating a profile:

  1. A thorough analysis of the type/nature of the criminal act is made and it is then compared to the types of people who have committed similar crimes in the past
  2. An in depth analysis of the actual crime scene is made
  3. The victim’s background and activities are analysed, to look for possible motives and connections
  4. The possible factors for the motivation of the crime are analysed
  5. The description of the possible offender is developed, founded on the detected characteristics, which can be compared to with previous cases

In modern criminology, criminal profiling is generally considered the “third wave” of investigative science:

  • The first wave was the study of clues, pioneered by Scotland Yard in the 19th century
  • The second wave was the study of crime itself (frequency studies and the like)
  • This third wave is the study of the psyche of the criminal

Study time 120 hours

Enrollment length 12 months

Course format Paper or online

Entry requirements None specific

Course content

Module 1: An introduction to Profiling Criminals

Module 2: Cayetano Santos Godino

Module 3: The Monster of Dusseldorf

Module 4: The Mad Bomber of New York

Module 5: The Acid Bath Murderer

Module 6: Who was the Boston Strangler?

Module 7: The Yorkshire Ripper

Module 8: John Wayne Gacy

Module 9: The Muswell Hill Murderer

Module 10: Doctor Death

Module 11: The Dunblane Massacre

Module 12: Conclusion

Who is this course for?

Anyone interested in expanding their knowledge and understanding of the inner workings of the criminal mind.

Requirements

No entry requirements.

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