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Forensic Psychology and Police Investigations course teaches you everything on the topic thoroughly from scratch so you can achieve a professional certificate for free to showcase your achievement in professional life. This Forensic Psychology and Police Investigations course is a comprehensive, instructor-guided course, designed to provide a detailed understanding of the nature of the related sector and your key roles within it.

To become successful in your profession, you must have a specific set of skills to succeed in today’s competitive world. In this in-depth training course, you will develop the most in-demand skills to kickstart your career, as well as upgrade your existing knowledge & skills.

The training materials of this course are available online for you to learn at your own pace and fast-track your career with ease.

Please note that this course does not entitle you to join the HCPC register or recognised as psychologist. Through this course you will come across all the basic guidelines of psychology to boost and shine your knowledge in this particular field of Psychology and it will add your CPD points.

Who should take the course

Anyone with a knack for learning new skills can take this Forensic Psychology and Police Investigations course. While this comprehensive training is popular for preparing people for job opportunities in the relevant fields, it also helps to advance your career for promotions.

Accreditation

All of our courses, including this Forensic Psychology and Police Investigations course, are fully accredited, providing you with up-to-date skills and knowledge and helping you to become more competent and effective in your chosen field.

Certification

Once you’ve successfully completed your Forensic Psychology and Police Investigations course, you will immediately be sent a digital certificate. Also, you can have your printed certificate delivered by post (shipping cost £3.99). Our certifications have no expiry dates, although we do recommend that you renew them every 12 months.

Assessment

At the end of the course, there will be an online assessment, which you will need to pass to complete the course. Answers are marked instantly and automatically, allowing you to know straight away whether you have passed. If you haven’t, there’s no limit on the number of times you can take the final exam. All this is included in the one-time fee you paid for the course itself.

Course Curriculum

Module 01: Introduction

In module one, we will learn about the course tutor and their professional background in this field. It also covers the history and development of forensic psychology in detail.

Module 02: Research Methods in Forensic Psychology

In module two, we will explore various ways of researching in the field of forensic psychology, including the critical evaluation of psychological research, research design and methodology.

Module 03: Theories of Offending

In module three, we will explore the theories of criminal behaviour, including sexual offending, violent offending and fire-setting behaviour.

Module 04: Personal Attributes of Offenders

In module four, we will take an in-depth look at the personal characteristics of criminals, learning about their common traits, as well as the different types of offenders.

Module 05: Forensic Psychology in Police Investigations

In module five, we will learn how forensic psychology can be applied in police investigations, and how to support these investigations through criminal profiling.

Module 06: Forensic Psychology in the Courtroom

In module six, we will explore courtroom psychology, taking a look at eye witness and expert witness testimonies. It also covers the problems with eye witness testimonies in terms of reliability.

Module 07: Forensic Psychology in Practice

In module seven, we will explore how interventions work to reduce reoffending, as well as the key components of incident and forensic management.

Course Curriculum

Module 01: Introduction
	Introduction: About the Course and the Tutor	00:03:00
	History of development of Forensic Psychology	00:06:00
Module 02: Research Methods in Forensic Psychology
	Research Design and Methodology	00:12:00
	Critical evaluation of psychological research	00:09:00
Module 03: Theories of Offending
	Introduction to theories of offending	00:06:00
	Theories of sexual offending	00:08:00
	Theories of violent offending	00:08:00
	Theories of fire-setting behaviour	00:08:00
Module 04: Personal Attributes of Offenders
	Personal characteristics of offenders	00:06:00
	Personality disordered offenders	00:06:00
	Psychopathic offenders	00:07:00
	Mental Illness and offending	00:07:00
Module 05: Forensic Psychology in Police Investigations
	An Introduction to Offender Profiling	00:05:00
	Approaches to Offender Profiling	00:05:00
	The Effectiveness of Offender Profiling	00:06:00
Module 06: Forensic Psychology in the Courtroom
	Eye-witness testimony	00:07:00
	Expert witness testimony	00:04:00
	Attitudes towards victims	00:06:00
Module 07: Forensic Psychology in Practice
	’What works’ literature in reducing re-offending	00:06:00
	Interventions to reduce risk of re-offending	00:07:00
	Incident management (Crisis Negotiation)	00:08:00
Mock Exam
	Mock Exam – Forensic Psychology and Police Investigations	00:20:00
Final Exam
	Final Exam – Forensic Psychology and Police Investigations	00:20:00