Criminology and Psychological Profiling

Course Info

Length: 1 Week

Type: Online

Available Dates

Fees

  • Nov-18-2024

    1,790

  • Dec-16-2024

    1,790

  • Jan-13-2025

    1,790

  • Feb-10-2025

    1,790

  • Mar-10-2025

    1,790

  • Apr-14-2025

    1,790

  • May-12-2025

    1,790

  • June-09-2025

    1,790

  • July-14-2025

    1,790

  • Aug-11-2025

    1,790

  • Sep-08-2025

    1,790

  • Oct-13-2025

    1,790

  • Nov-10-2025

    1,790

  • Dec-08-2025

    1,790

Course Details

Course Outline

5 days course

 Introduction
 
  • What is crime?

  • What causes crime?

  • Introduction to profiling

  • Why is profiling important?

 

Schools of thought
 
  • Classical

  • Positivist

  • Chicago

  • Theories of social structure

  • Symbolic interactionism

  • Individual theories

  • Biosocial theories

Types and levels of crime
 
  • Misdemeanours and felonies

  • Personal crimes

  • Property crimes

  • Inchoate crimes

  • Statutory crimes

 

Violent crimes
 
  • Murder

  • Sexual assault

  • Assault

  • Autopsies

Punishment
 
  • Fines and sanctions

  • Prison

  • Death penalty

  • Parole and probation

 

Forensic science

 

  • What is forensics and where did it start?

  • Toxicology

  • Ballistics

  • Anthropometry

  • Fingerprints

  • Modern forensics

Profilers
 
  • Walter C. Langer

  • James A. Brussel

  • Howard Teten

  • Richard Walter and Robert D. Keppel

  • John Douglas and Robert Ressler

  • David Canter

 

Phases of profiling

 

  • Examination of evidence

  • Classification of evidence

  • Reconstruction

  • Examining the offender’s signature

  • Generating a profile

Victimology
 
  • Victims

  • Criminal consequences

  • Victim proneness

  • Victim facilitation

  • Victim rights

 

 case studies

Course Video