Specialist Certificate in Criminology (Forensic Disability)

Overview

You will graduate from this course with expertise in forensic disability. These skills will benefit people working in fields such as:

• Disability
• Psychology
• Social work
• Psychiatry
• Medical practice
• Health
• Legal practice
• Law enforcement
• Corrections.

Intended learning outcomes

Graduates of the Specialist Certificate in Criminology (Forensic Disability) will:

• Develop an advanced understanding of the psychology of offending behaviour and the criminal justice system
• Develop their knowledge of the appropriate professional skills to be utilised with different types of offenders and in diverse forensic contexts
• Emerge with an advanced understanding of relevant cultural, legal, policy and political issues
• Explain and analyse the postulated link between intellectual disability and offending behaviour in the context of historical, socio-cultural, biological, psychological, methodological and professional issues
• Provide an awareness of specific legal issues facing offenders with a disability at each stage of their progression through the criminal justice system
• Describe the principles of clinical assessment for this group and outline some specific techniques of assessment
• Explain the principles of clinical intervention and management in this group, some specific interventions and methods of evaluating such interventions
• Provide an appreciation of the legal, philosophical and policy contexts in which much clinical decision-making takes place.