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Credit points: 16.7 3rd and 4th years
Coordinator: To be advised.
Prerequisite: 3rd year: Any two second year level Criminology subjects; 4th year: Admission to Criminology Honours.
Contact: A 1-hour lecture and a 2-hour seminar.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Upon completion of the subject, students should be able to:
- understand the principles, concepts and assumptions of a number of the major psychological theories as they relate to criminal behaviour;
- select, understand, and evaluate evidence regarding the validity of these theories;
- apply and evaluate applications of these theories to the prevention of offending and the management and rehabilitation of offenders;
- use the preceding knowledge to understand, evaluate and apply other psychological theories;
- understand and evaluate empirical psychological studies of criminal justice processes associated with the police, courts and corrections;
- form a view of the potential of psychological theory and research to assist in the understanding of crime and the criminal justice system.
Content:
The contribution of theoretical and empirical studies in psychology to criminal justice.
Assessment:
Up to 5,000 words of written work at 3rd year level and 6,000 words at 4th year level. An examination may be substituted for part of the written work.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 42)
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