Course: Foundations of the Forensic Psychology

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Course title Foundations of the Forensic Psychology
Course code KSS/ZFO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Kliment Pavel, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. General issues of forensic psychology. Delinquency and its causes form the psychological point of view. Aggression Introduction into the criminal psychopathology 2. Criminological psychology 3. Criminalistics psychology 4. Judicial psychology 5. Penitentiary psychology 6. Post-penitentiary psychology

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Written assignment presentation and defence
  • Class attendance - 8 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 22 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 60 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The teacher will introduce forensic psychology as an applied psychological discipline; the theoretical basis and the research subject will be presented, including the methods of forensic psychology. Students can use this theoretical knowledge together with previously adopted theoretical knowledge and practical skills from the area of general psychology and of penitentiary and post-penitentiary social work.
The teacher will introduce forensic psychology as an applied psychological discipline; the theoretical basis and the research subject will be presented, including the methods of forensic psychology. Students can use this theoretical knowledge together with previously adopted theoretical knowledge and practical skills from the area of general psychology and of penitentiary and post-penitentiary social work.
Prerequisites
Social issues and consecutive knowledge gained through the educational background.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student's performance analysis

To gain the credit students write a semestral thesis. Students follow the instructions of the lecturer, they follow the instruction of lenght, topic and content. The thesis must show the knowledge students master through their study hours. The thesis must be accepted by the lecturer, so the student can enter the exam. Examination conditions are set by the lecturer.
Recommended literature
  • ČÍRTKOVÁ, L. Forenzní psychologie. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7380-461-9.
  • ČÍRTKOVÁ, L. Kriminální psychologie. Praha: Eurounion, 1998. ISBN 80-85858-70-3.
  • NEVŘALA, J. Základy forenzní psychologie. Ostrava: Pedagogická fakulta OU, 2005. ISBN 807368-037-8.
  • SOCHŮREK, J. Nástin vybraných problémů forenzní psychologie. I. Díl. Liberec: TU Liberec, 2003. ISBN 80-7083-679-2.
  • SOCHŮREK, J. Nástin vybraných problémů forenzní psychologie. II. díl.. Liberec: TUL, 2003. ISBN 80-7083-680-6.
  • VEČERKA, K., A KOL. Mladiství pachatelé na prahu tisíciletí. Praha: Institut pro kriminologii a sociální prevenci, 2004. ISBN 80-7338-033-1.


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