- Overview
- Syllabus
- What we offer
- Requirements
Overview
Thinkers and researchers in the human sciences have always had an interest in deviant behaviour in individuals. Countless theories and beliefs have been proposed to explain the "criminal personality" and, more recently, the tools of psychological research have been applied within criminal justice systems worldwide to aid in the apprehension and understanding of those who break the law. This course will address the various theories presented by criminology and criminal psychology, along with a thorough exploration of the world of forensic psychology. Using real-life examples, we will examine how the forensic psychologist aids the police services in areas such as offender profiling, suspect interviewing and research.
Course Start Date
October 2012
Course Timetable
One evening per week from 6:30pm-9:30pm
Awarding Body
The Institute of Commercial Management (ICM)
Contact Details
Email: arts@independentcolleges.ie
Phone: 01-6725058
Course Duration
1 evening per week (3 hours) over 12 weeks
Course Fees
Full time: n/a
Part time: €895 ( Payment plan options available- Please call 01 672 5058 for details)
Syllabus
- Early attempts to comprehend "the bad man"
- Theories of offending behaviour across the ages
- Readings in Criminal and Forensic Psychology
- Case Studies
- Profiling the offender
- Evaluation of the contribution of psychology and criminology
- to our understanding of crime and delinquency
- The role of the psychologist in assessing the effectiveness of
- the criminal justice system
- How forensic psychology applies the scientific methods of
- psychology to the study of criminal justice issues
- The forensic psychologist and the law
- A critical discussion of the potential contribution of psychology
- to policing, the courts, and the penal system in Ireland
What We Offer
Expert Course Lectuers
Dr. James Kelly is a Clinical Psychologist and a member of the American Psychological Association since 2002. He has been in private practice in Dublin since 2000, and has been involved in third level psychology and counselling education as a lecturer, programme developer and subject leader since 2001, as well as working with various social care projects in Ireland since 1998. In the US he worked for Child Protective Services, and was Director of Mental Health Services in the Hawaii Department of Health Courts and Corrections branch before relocating to Ireland in 1996.
