Study Programmes 2016-2017
PSYC0921-1  
Criminological psychology
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Bachelor in law3
Bachelor in political sciences : general4
Master in criminology (120 ECTS)3
Bachelor in human and social sciences3
Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : classics5
Bachelor in information and communication5
Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : German, Dutch and English5
Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : general5
Bachelor in history5
Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : general5
Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : musicology5
Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies5
Bachelor in philosophy5
Bachelor in French and Romance languages and literatures : general5
Bachelor in psychology and education : general3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
University certificate in clinical psychology with a focus on psychopathology3
Lecturer :
Fabienne Glowacz
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
This course, after an introduction to the criminological psychology specificities, focuses on  the perpetrators and victims of crime in the frame of three thematic: juvenile delinquency, domestic violence and child abuses.
It uses the presentation of explanatory models, typological models, risk and protective factors studies. The specificities of the psycho- legal intervention in Belgium, the assessment and the treatment will be discussed for each of these sections.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
- Provide a set of relevant theoretical data on the various psychological and criminological aspects of the study's objects (juvenile delinquency, domestic violence, child abuse). - Awareness of specific psycho- judicial treatment in these areas. - Encourage critical thinking and practice of quality on these issues.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Presentations of theoretical models and data. Active participation of students in the course on the basis of records and presentations of clinical cases.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face-to-face Course taught in the second semester
Recommended or required readings :
PPT after each chapter. Reference book:
Psychologie de la délinquance
M.Born et F. Glowacz, 2014, Ed. De Boeck
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written exam
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Professor : F. Glowacz
Assistante : R. Puglia
Items online :
Notes de cours et/ou power point
Notes de cours et/ou Power Point sous l'onglet contenus