Last modified: 07 Nov 2022 10:40
This course will canvass a range of theoretical and applied issues in forensic and criminal psychology.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course will canvass a range of theoretical and applied issues in forensic and criminal psychology. Different philosophical traditions will be examined relative to their contemporary influence on how we think about and empirically investigate criminal offending and offenders. Typologies of offending will be examined such as juvenile offenders, violent and sexual offenders, and offenders with mental disorders. Specific issues such as the social context of criminal offending, profiling, detection and deception, criminal justice policy, and therapeutic jurisprudence will also be covered.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
2 exam questions. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Evaluate | Can effectively communicate theories and models of criminal offending and offenders and has knowledge of the empirical evidence in support of those theories. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Have a capacity for attentive exchange, informed argument, and reasoning about forensic and criminal psychology with peers and professionals |
| Factual | Understand | Have a contextual understanding of past and present influences on the contemporary development of forensic and criminal psychology |
| Reflection | Apply | Develops an ongoing interest in pursuing further study and/or research in the field of forensic and criminal psychology ( including police psychology) |
| Assessment Type | Formative | Weighting | ||
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback | ||||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
2 exam questions. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Reflection | Apply | Develops an ongoing interest in pursuing further study and/or research in the field of forensic and criminal psychology ( including police psychology) |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Can effectively communicate theories and models of criminal offending and offenders and has knowledge of the empirical evidence in support of those theories. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Have a capacity for attentive exchange, informed argument, and reasoning about forensic and criminal psychology with peers and professionals |
| Factual | Understand | Have a contextual understanding of past and present influences on the contemporary development of forensic and criminal psychology |
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