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Criminal Psychology QLS Level 3
Unit 1 Biological and Evolutionary Explanations of Criminal Behaviour
- Historical explanations
- Genetic explanations
- Biochemical explanations
- Neurological explanations
- Personality theories
Unit 2 Psychological Explanations of Criminal Behaviour
- Social learning theory
- Media and crime
- Psychodynamic theory
Unit 3 Criminological Explanations of Criminal Behaviour
- Vulnerabilities towards crime
- Sub-cultural theories
- Strain theory
- Status Frustration
- Differential Association
- Environmental Theory
- Social Bond Theory
- Risk Factors
- Relative Deprivation
Unit 4 Abnormal Behaviour and Psychopathy
- Diagnosing abnormal behaviour
- Cognitive approaches
- Beck's Negative Triad
- Psychopathy and Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Behavioural Theory
- Cognitive Theory
- Life Events
- Dissociative Identity Disorder
Unit 5 Research and The Criminal Justice System (CJS)
- Eyewitness testimony
- Leading question
- Anxiety and weapon effect
- Cognitive interview
- Detecting deception
- Juries and sentencing
Unit 6 Children Who Kill
- Mary Bell
- Thompson and Venables
- Kip Kinkel
Unit 1 Seven Seconds
- 3 important factors of an interview
- Cognitive interview format
- Communication styles
- Visual
- Auditory
- Kinaesthetic
- Eckman’s theory
Unit 2 Introduction to Profiling
- Key historical events
- Crime scene analysis
- Victims of internet dating scams
- Myra Hindley case study
Unit 3 Personality Typologies
- Personality theories
- Personality tests
Unit 4 Criminal Profiling
- Organised and disorganised crime scenes
- Typology
- Investigative profiling
- Geographical approaches
- Psychopaths
- Sociopaths
- Narcissistic personality disorder
- Hunting strategies
- Victim attack methods
Unit 5 Profiling Rapists
- Different theories of rape
- Typologies and theories of rape
- Organised and disorganised points of view
Unit 6 Profiling School Shooters
- Risk factors
- Langman’s typologies
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