好色tv

- Academic Registry


PS32025: Forensic psychology

[Page last updated: 22 April 2025]

Academic Year: 2025/26
Owning Department/School: Department of Psychology
Credits: 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 100
Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: CWES 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Essay (CWES 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: Before taking this module you must ( take PS22007 OR take PS20167 ) AND ( take PS22008 OR take PS20168 )
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this unit you will be able to:
Critically evaluate psychological theories relevant to forensic investigative processes
Gain a critical insight into the use of psychological theory and research in victimisation, offending and criminal investigations
Critically evaluate research methodologies examining the investigative processes and offending interventions used by the criminal justice system
Develop a critical approach to these key issues in Forensic Psychology


Synopsis: Explore the contribution of psychology to the investigative processes used by the criminal justice system. You will learn about the perpetration, control and prevention of crime, looking at core topics such as eyewitness testimony, investigative interviewing and deception, vulnerable populations, victimisation, different types of offending, and theories of offending.

Content: The unit covers the following topics: Eyewitness testimony: Memory and the accuracy of witness evidence, suggestibility, interviewing witnesses, enhancing eyewitness memory, identification methods, eyewitness evidence in court. Miscarriages of justice: Mistaken identifications, recovered and false memories and false confessions. Vulnerable populations: children, mental health issues, intellectual disability, autism and older populations. Offender interviewing: Interrogation and interview techniques and detecting deception. Theories of offending and treatment of offenders.

Course availability:

PS32025 is Optional on the following courses:

Department of Psychology

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2025/26.
  • 好色tv and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.