Investigative Psychology for Violent, Acquisitive and Sexual Crime of IP (Distance Learning) - HMY4015

Assessment 2: Quizzes / polls

Formative assessment in the form of questions and online multiple-choice quizzes will be set by the module leader, detailed in writing in the module handbook, and on Brightspace.

Questions and Multiple Choice Questions 

Assessment 1: Written practice exercise

Formative assessment in the form of short written response and will be set by the module leader, detailed in writing in the module handbook, and on Brightspace.

Written Response

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

Research Grant Application 

You will explore the complexities in the process of drawing offender inferences from offence behaviour and why deriving such inferences empirically is not as straightforward as might be expected. Offender consistency, specialisation and linking will also be explored. You will be introduced and examine the idea of “criminal narratives”, considering the life stories of offenders and the roles that they perceive themselves as playing throughout the ongoing saga of their lives.  Theories and models for a range of different crime types will be critically examined.
You will also explore: different offending styles in burglary and robbery, the differences between various types of fraud, and the different psychological processes underlying each, ways in which a violent offender’s interaction with the victim provides the core psychological function of violent crime, the variety of offending styles that distinguish rapists, the nature of stalking and its relationship to domestic violence, what is and what is not ‘organised’ about organised crime and the variety of terrorist activities and terrorists.

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HMY4015 - Investigative Psychology for Violent, Acquisitive and Sexual Crime of IP (Distance Learning)

Investigative Psychology for Violent, Acquisitive and Sexual Crime of IP (Distance Learning)

Showcase ethical and professional awareness when planning research projects.

Apply theoretical and empirical knowledge to address issues relating to investigations, the legal process, and the process of detention.

Explicate the complexities in the process of drawing offender inferences from offence behaviour (also known as solving the A-C equations).

Critically outline and evaluate theories and models for a range of different crime types, such as acquisitive crime (robbery, burglary), fraud and extortion, sexual offending, violent crime, murder and serial murder, stalking, domestic violence, terrorism and organised crime. 