Department of Counselling and Psychology Course Outline
Course Title
Criminal Psychology
Course Code PSY350
Number of Credits 3
Duration of Weeks 15
Contact Hours Per Week 3 hours 
Pre-requisite Course(s) N/A
Course Aims
This course helps students to appreciate the complexities of what constitute a criminal behaviour considering the cultural, social, legal, emotional, moral, religious, political and technological variables pertinent to such actions. Students are intellectually challenged to view a person’s offending behaviours in a critical manner and empowered to think in an innovative way how crimes can be investigated and prevented.
Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOS)

At the completion of the course, it is anticipated that students will be able to:

1. Identify the psychological, biological, developmental, and social factors in shaping criminal
    behaviour;
 
2. Appraise the relationship between mental health conditions and criminal behaviour;
 
3. Evaluate different types of criminal act, such as property crimes, homicide, sexual
    offences, and domestic violence;
 
4. Analyze a criminal behaviour with theoretical support, and be able to discuss the
    psychology of the offender according to the crimes committed.
 
Assessment
 
Assessment Tasks
Weighting
1.
Participation in Discussion and Projects
10%
2.
Group project presentation
15%
3.
Mini Project Report
15% 
4.
Tests
50%
5
Tutorial Exercise
10%
 
 
100%
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