TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	6
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Will identify offending theories. 2) Will explain main concepts and principles of the offending theories. 3) Will express individual and social-contextual reasons of the offending. 4) Will explain applied fields of forensic psychology such as profiling and consultation. 5) Will express what are offender and victim assessment and treatment methods.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The aims of this course are students will be able to describe what offending theories are, to express assessment and treatment methods of offenders and victims. This course covers juridical process, offender profiles, risk assessment, intervention methods for offenders and victims, trial consultations, juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice system.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to Forensic Psychology 2nd Week Sociological Theories of Offending 3rd Week Psychological and Developmental Theories of Offending 4th Week Individual Causes of Crime 5th Week Environmental Causes of Crime 6th Week Offender Profiling 7th Week Interviewing Suspects 8th Week Mid-Term Exam 9th Week Detecting Deception 10th Week Terrorism 11th Week Judicial Processes and Consultation 12th Week Risk Assessment 13th Week Offender Intervention Programmes 14th Week Victims of Crime
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Davies, G., & Beech, A. (2012). Forensic psychology: Crime, justice, law and interventions (2nd ed.). UK: Blackwell. Bonta, J., & Andrews, D. A. (2017). The psychology of criminal conduct (6th ed.). NY: Routledge.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 5 Quiz 2 30 Total(%) 65 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 65 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 35 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz 2 10 20 Individual or group work 14 4 56 Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 1 10 10 Total Workload 180 Total Workload / 30 6 ECTS Credits of the Course 6
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No