Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

PSY 215 — Forensic Psychology

PSY department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• demonstrate knowledge and understanding of meaning and scope of forensic psychology
• explain the impact of crime, delinquency and psychopathic behaviours on society
• construct the personality profile of criminals; and
• describe the role of psychologists in the criminal justice system, mental health of the offender and mental health legislations

Course contents

The concept and scope of forensic psychology, techniques and processes of forensic investigations, art of identification of incidence, psychological approaches to interrogations and confessions using psychological skills; crime and delinquency, psychopathic behaviours and society, juvenile offender, social and psychological implications…

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study PSY 215.

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