ABOUT THE COURSE
LEARN TO UNDERSTAND THE CRIMINAL MIND
Crime isn’t always extreme, nor is it always committed with serious, thought out intent. People may abuse others in a momentary loss of self control. Crimes can vary from soft crimes such as illegal possession of drugs to petty theft or slander; through to serious crimes such as murder and sex trafficking. Criminals can be motivated by many things from personality defects or mental illness through to circumstances beyond their control. Knowing the motivation that drives a criminal’s actions can be key to reducing criminal activity.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Describe the nature and scope of criminal profiling.
Explain different methods used for criminal profiling.
Describe how a crime scene may be analysed.
Describe criminal offender characteristics.
Describe different types of victims.
Describe the common profiles of sex crime offenders and victim profiles.
Describe the common profiles of violent crime offenders.
Describe common profiles of white-collar crime offenders.
Apply criminal profiling to victimless crimes, consensual crimes, and other crimes.
Discuss the application of criminal profiling, and its importance to society.
TYPES OF CRIME
Criminologists argue that there are five main types of crime –
- Violent crime, such as murder, rape and assault
- Property crime, such as arson or vandalism
- White collar crime, such as fraud
- Organised crime, such as drug selling
- Consensual and victimless crimes
STUDY DURATION:
In this course, you can learn at your own pace, without any fixed due dates or deadlines. You study whenever you have the time and feel motivated to do so. The course typically takes around 300 hours to complete from beginning to end, and most students graduate within 12 months.
STUDY METHOD：
100% Online
START DATE:
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
This certificate opens up the gateway for you to seek employment in various businesses, some career outcomes may require further training and /or qualifications.
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Criminal Profiler
- Corrections Officer
- Research Analyst
- Academic Pursuits
- Private Sector Opportunities
- International Organisations
- Advocacy and Policy Work
CORE MODULES
1. Abnormal Psychology
- Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence
- Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic & Other Cognitive Disorders
- Substance-Related Disorders
- Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders
- Somatoform, Factitious, and Dissociative Disorders
- Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
- Eating & Sleep Disorders
- Impulse-control Disorders; Adjustment Disorder
- Personality Disorders
2. Criminal Psychology
- Introduction to Criminal Psychology
- Psychological approaches to understanding crime
- Psychology and understanding serious crimes
- Mental Disorder and Crime 1 – Learning disabilities and crime
- Mental Disorder and Crime 2 - Psychopathy
- Gender and Crime
- Youth and Crime
- Psychology and the Police
- Psychology in the Courtroom
- Psychology and Crime Prevention
3. Criminal Profiling
- Introduction to Criminal Profiling
- Profiling Methods
- Crime Scene Analysis
- Offender Characteristics
- Victimology
- Offender Profiling – Sexual Crimes
- Offender Profiling – Violent Crimes
- Offender Profiling – White Collar Crimes
- Offender Profiling – Victimless Crimes, Consensual Crimes and Other Crimes
- Profiling in Action
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