Legal Psychology: Policing and Criminal Justice
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| PSTY4036 | Psychiatry and Applied Psychology | 4 | 10 | Spring UK |
- Code
- PSTY4036
- School
- Psychiatry and Applied Psychology
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
This module explores psychological theories and practice relating to policing, law and justice systems.
Target Students
Doctorate in Forensic Psychology, MSc in Forensic and Criminological Psychology
Classes
- One 4-hour-30-minute lecture each week for 5 weeks
Assessment
- 100% Coursework 1: 3,000 word max. court report
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
This module aims to develop students’ critical understanding of psychological theories relating to justice systems, including police investigations and criminal and civil courts. It also aims to develop students’ knowledge of practice in the legal system.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding:
Knowledge and critical understanding of organisational structures, cultures, systems, and practice and ethical issues in forensic psychology.
Knowledge and critical understanding of the application of forensic psychology to victims, offenders, communities and society, including approaches to assessment, formulation and interventions.
Intellectual skills:
Demonstrate an ability to take an evidence-based approach to problem-solving, by applying research findings to real-world problems in forensic psychology.
Demonstrate an ability to make articulate conclusions on the basis of incomplete, contested or ambiguous data.
Professional/Practice Skills
An ability to take a reflective and ethically sound approach to research and practice, applying relevant professional practice, conduct and governance frameworks (e.g., BPS, HCPC), and maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
An ability to gather, synthesise and present complex forensic psychological information to a range of audiences.
An ability to make decisions about assessments and interventions in forensic psychology, taking into account the strengths and weaknesses of approaches.
Transferable/Key Skills
Skills to communicate effectively (verbally and non-verbally) for a range of audiences in the context of formal written assignments and oral presentations.
Conveners
- Ms Harriet Dymond