Criminal Psychology Level 4 (NCFE) Diploma

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Specifically, explore the flexible and convenient Criminal Psychology (Level 4) course, an ideal way to gain a diploma qualification. Whether you aim for further education, improved job prospects, or expanded knowledge, this comprehensive course allows you to prepare thoroughly for exams or careers through home study. Plus, it's structured to be accessible and beneficial even if you have no prior knowledge in Criminal Psychology.

A criminal psychologist is interested in why someone commits a crime, and their reactions after the crime has been committed.
Our Level 4 Diploma in Criminal Psychology is a comprehensive course, with 360 hours of study split across 17 interesting and in-depth modules.
Criminal psychology online courses that we offer provide an overview of criminal behaviour and the psychology behind it. It covers various research methods including how these methods help psychologists understand why some people turn to crime.
Criminal psychology is helpful in many crime-detecting fields, both in the investigation of crime and prosecutions. Criminal psychology courses online also look at ways in which this field of study can help convicted criminals too. You can also choose to study this course in a paper format.

The customised qualification covers such areas as.

* Psychological, biological, sociological, and developmental theories of crime
* The influence of addiction on committing crime
* Specific types of crime including sexual offences, arson, stalking, serial murder, and terrorism
* Mental health and crime
* Offender profiling

 Course Key Topics

the Criminal Psychology (Level 4) course is divided into 17 modules.

Module 1: Theories of Crime (I) – Psychological
Module 2: Theories of Crime (II) – Biological
Module 3: Theories of Crime (III) – Sociological
Module 4: Theories of Crime (IV) – Developmental
Module 5: Substance Misuse (Drugs, Alcohol & Crime)
Module 6: Violence & Violent Offences
Module 7: Sex Offences
Module 8: Arson
Module 9: Stalking
Module 10: Serial Murder
Module 11: Terrorism
Module 12: Mental Health & Crime
Module 13: Offender Profiling
Module 14: Geographic Profiling
Module 15: Police Interviewing – The Suspect & The Witness
Module 16: Detecting Deception (Lie Detection, Polygraph etc.)
Module 17: Eyewitness Testimony