ANU - STUDYAT - Psychology and Crime

Offered By:

Department of Psychology

Academic Career:

Undergraduate

Course Subject:

Psychology

Offered in:

Second Semester, 2010

Unit Value:

6 units

Course Description:

The emphasis of this course will be to discuss the contribution that psychology can make to the study of crime. The course will examine psychological theories of crime, as well as traditional and contemporary approaches to controlling crime. An important aspect of the course will be to expose students to relevant and applied research being conducted by ANU researchers and to the first-hand experience of practitioners.

Topics covered include: forensic psychology, criminal profiling, arson, sexual assault, terrorism, cognition and crime, and child victimization.

Indicative Assessment:

To be arranged in consultation with students, but previously assessment consisted of two online quizzes (each worth 10% of the final grade), an essay (40%) and an examination (40%).

Workload:

Two hours of lectures per week and 18 hours of laboratories spread across the semester.

Areas of Interest:

Psychology

Requisite Statement:

Any two PSYC, SOCY or LAWS courses. Students with backgrounds in anthropology, organizational behaviour, political science or philosophy will also be considered on merit.

Incompatibility:

PSYC3023 Special Topics, Class 8837 completed Semester 2, 2005.

Science Group:

B

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