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CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY

Module code: PS349
Credits: 5
Semester: 1
Department: PSYCHOLOGY
International:
Coordinator: Prof. Philip Hyland (PSYCHOLOGY)

	Overview
	1. Criminal Behaviour in the population: Facts and figures; 2. Perpetrators and victims of crime; 3. Evolutionary theories of crime; 4. Biological factors and crime; 5. Developmental pathways to crime I; 6. Developmental pathways to crime II; 7. Criminal Thinking Styles; 8. Criminal Social Identity; 9. Psychopathy I; 10. Psychopathy II; 11. Psychopathy III; 12. Case Study of Richard Kuklinski; 13. Juvenile Offending; 14. Serial Killers; 15. Psychology of Homicidal Offending; 16. Sex Offenders; 17. Mental illness and crime I; 18. Mental illness and crime II; 19. Interventions to reduce crime I; 20. Interventions to reduce crime II.

Overview

1. Criminal Behaviour in the population: Facts and figures; 2. Perpetrators and victims of crime; 3. Evolutionary theories of crime; 4. Biological factors and crime; 5. Developmental pathways to crime I; 6. Developmental pathways to crime II; 7. Criminal Thinking Styles; 8. Criminal Social Identity; 9. Psychopathy I; 10. Psychopathy II; 11. Psychopathy III; 12. Case Study of Richard Kuklinski; 13. Juvenile Offending; 14. Serial Killers; 15. Psychology of Homicidal Offending; 16. Sex Offenders; 17. Mental illness and crime I; 18. Mental illness and crime II; 19. Interventions to reduce crime I; 20. Interventions to reduce crime II.

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: Describe how biological, psychological, and social factors contribute to engagement in criminal behavior. Evaluate alternative models of criminal behaviour. Understand how frequent criminal behaviour is in society and those most likely to perpetrate crime. Applying different theories of criminal behaviour to explain the onset, maintenance, and desistance of criminal activity.

Learning Outcomes

Teaching & Learning methods

Assessment

	Autumn Supplementals/Resits
	Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes University scheduled written examination (Autumn): 120 minutes Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment registration permitted? No Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment capped? No

	Pre-Requisites
	MH106; PS250, PS251, PS253, PS254, PS256, PS257, PS258, PS259, PS260, PS261 MH209; PS250, PS251, PS253, PS254, PS256, PS257, PS258, PS259, PS260, PS261, PS291 MH101; PS250, PS251, PS253, PS254,

	Co-Requisites
	MH101; PS351, PS352, PS353, PS354, PS355 MH106 & MH209 : PS351, PS355, PS356, PS357, PS358

Timetable

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CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY

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