1 To give an overview of the various theories of risk and security

2 To give a detailed focus on violence, sexual aggression, deviance and acquisitive and organised crime, as well as the range of individual and contextual factors that shape such behaviour

3 To develop students' problem solving skills across a range of Investigative/Forensic Psychology domains

4 To increase awareness of the issues involved in the production of professional reports and the interpersonal skills in communicating and disseminating knowledge to the practitioner community.

5 To highlight the ways in which theory and research can inform investigative practice.

6 To increase awareness of ethical concerns associated with providing material for the courts / police and related law enforcement services.

(LO1) Understand and discuss different explanations of risk and insecurity, as well as theories of crime

(LO2) Apply Criminological and sociological theories of behaviour to criminal contexts

(LO3) Identify the contributions that experts can make in security contexts in terms of increasing understanding of offender and victim behaviour

(LO4) Think critically about a range of controversial issues within risk and securityconcepts

(S1) Information skills - Evaluation

(S2) Information skills - Critical reading

(S3) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis

(S4) Critical thinking and problem solving - Evaluation

Topics may include-

· Theories of Risk and Security: Sociological Explanations

· Individual & Personality Factors in criminal behaviour: Mental Health, impulsivity and drugs/alcohol

· Social Learning Theories, Organisational Factors and Peer Group Processes in criminal behaviour: Group dynamics and co-offending

· Sexual Offences and Offenders

· Financial & organisational Crime:

· Fraud & Corruption

· Immigration and Human Rights

· Offenders: Profiling/Linking (including consistency and differentiation)

· Homicide and major crime investigation

· Policing and managing risk

· Counter-terrorism

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description: There are 11 lectures of whole group. Each week (students will be lectured on key themes, concepts, topics and arguments. These will provide essential information about each topic covered, direct students to further independent readings and also provide a reading(s) and questions to be followed up in the seminars.
Attendance Recorded: No

Teaching Method 2 - Seminar
Description: Each seminar follows up material covered in the lectures. There are 24 hours of seminar work that follow on from the lecture material covered each week. Students will be taught in small groups. Here the lecture material will be developed further through critical discussions relating to the guided readings, seminar questions and any independent readings students have found. The purpose of the seminars are to ensure students have a sound grasp of the subject matter and know how to think critically about the theories, perspectives and debates they are d ealing with.
Attendance Recorded: Yes