Advanced Criminalistics (3 Course Bundle)

About This Course

Comprised of 3 advanced courses focused around criminology; this flexible distance learning course can provide you with the skills, the knowledge and the understanding to take your first steps towards a new career.

From police work to social work to researching… by enrolling onto this impressive bundle of Level 3 courses, you can delve into criminology, criminal psychology and psychological profiling, and achieve a better picture of what working in this field will entail.

From the comfort of your own home, you can discover the evolution of personality profiling, crime scene analysis and interviewing, as well as explore the psyche of rapists and school shooters. In turn, you’ll achieve a greater understanding of the role of police; criminal behaviour; the criminal justice system and personality typologies.

Everything you could wish to know about this fascinating field can be found within each of these insightful courses. More importantly, by bringing these 3 courses together within one compact bundle, you can take your career to new heights.

Course Benefits

Comprised of 21 units, our course is completely flexible allowing you to study in your own time and at your own pace, whilst enabling you to apply your newly acquired theoretical knowledge within a practical setting.

Even with no prior experience within this field, the knowledge you’ll receive on this distance learning course can provide a foundation that you can use to build an incredibly rewarding and fulfilling career.

This course will:

• Outline how personality theories have evolved in relation to profiling
• Allow you to apply your theoretical knowledge to real life case studies
• Evaluate current causes and explanations for criminal behaviour
• Describe the different theories of rape; the risk factors associated with school shooters, and the psychological and social theories relevant to our understanding of criminality

Course Units

Criminology Level 3

• Unit 1: ​Introduction to Criminology
• Unit 2: Victims, Classicism and Positivism
• Unit 3: ​Labelling Theories and Administration of Criminology
• Unit 4: Gender, Age, Ethnicity and Crime
• Unit 5: Types of Crime
• Unit 6: Mental Disorders and Young Offenders
• Unit 7: Probation, Incarceration and Punishment

Criminal Psychology Level 3

• Unit 1: Explaining Criminal Behaviour – Biological & Social
• Unit 2: Explaining Criminal Behaviour – Psychological & Substance abuse
• Unit 3: Interacting with Criminals – Interviewing, Deception and Offender Profiling
• Unit 4: Areas of Application
• Unit 5: Media Reporting and Impact on Crimes

Psychology of Criminal Profiling Level 3

• Unit 1: An Introduction to Profiling Criminals
• Unit 2: Cayetano Santos Godino & The Monster of Dusseldorf
• Unit 3: The Mad Bomber of New York & The Acid Bath Murderer
• Unit 4: Who was the Boston Strangler and The Yorkshire Ripper
• Unit 5: John Wayne Gacy &The Muswell Hill Murderer
• Unit 6: Doctor Death & The Dunblane Massacre
• Unit 7: Profiling Criminals Conclusion

Assessment

The Advanced Criminalistics programme of learning is assessed through a series of written assignments, where you will submit your work to your personal tutor for marking and feedback to confirm that you have met the learning outcomes. There are no external examinations required.

Required Knowledge

No prior knowledge or experience is required to enrol onto this course, making this course a fantastic addition for anyone looking to begin a career in the police force or within social work, as it allows you to specialise in multiple fields.

Awarding Body

Support

Studying around your work and family has never been easier thanks to the adaptability and flexibility of our course. With all course material and assignments online, you can choose how, when and where you study and can easily fit it around your lifestyle.

Simply enrol onto this distance learning course and you’ll receive everything you need to get started: your assignments, and a comprehensive study guide.

More importantly, you’ll receive the continuous support of a dedicated personal tutor and our student support team, who’ll be on hand to help throughout the duration of your studies.

No matter the question, you can contact our team and trust that they will go above and beyond to give you the support you need, when you need it and maximise your learning potential.