PSYC441-19S1 (C) Semester One 2019

Special Topic

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 18 February 2019
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2019
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 1 March 2019
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 10 May 2019

Description

Special Topic

PSYC441: Special Topic: Forensic Psychology

This course is concerned with the psychology of crime and the potential roles of psychologists in the Criminal Justice System.  There will be a particular emphasis on the contribution that psychological inquiry and practice can make to the effort to reduce offending, through developments in the following main areas:
• Psychological causes of antisocial behaviour
• Predicting an individual’s reoffending
• Offender treatment programmes, including specialist programmes (e.g., for sexual offending)
• Treatment programme evaluation
• Understanding the “process” of offending in the lives of repeat offenders.

Course Coordinator

Jacinta Cording

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Examination 30%
Participating in class discussion 10%
Leading a class discussion 20%
Literature review 40%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Bonta, James , Andrews, D. A., Andrews, D. A; The psychology of criminal conduct ; Sixth edition; Routledge, 2016.

Recommended Reading

Loeber, Rolf. , Farrington, David P; Child delinquents :development, intervention, and service needs ; Sage Publications, 2001.

Zamble, Edward. , Quinsey, Vernon L; The criminal recidivism process ; Cambridge University Press, 1997.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,002.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .

All PSYC441 Occurrences

  • PSYC441-19S1 (C) Semester One 2019
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