Criminological psychology

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

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
 F. Glowacz et  M. Born,  2017, Ed. De Boeck

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Professor : F. Glowacz
Assistante : R. Puglia

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