Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Justice Studies
Learning Methods
Lecture
Tutorial
Module Offerings
7112PS-JAN-MTP
Aims
Cognition, or thinking, is recognized as being a key component underlying the way people think and behave. As such, the overall aim and distinctive quality of the module is to critically explore why offenders commit acts of sexual and physical violence. This course will examine influential theories that have been developed to aid in investigating sexual/ violent offenses. Further, this module aims to explore the investigative niche area of serial offending and why offenders chose certain victims.
Aims:
1. To introduce students to a core of foundational concepts in respect to sexual and violent offences.
2. To encourage students to reflect upon, explain, analyse and evaluate critical evidence beyond a basic first responder response to investigate sexual, violent, and serial offenses.
3. To critically analyse and evaluate the central issues surrounding the interaction between offenders and victims, with an emphasis on the motivations for sexual, violent, and serial offenses
Learning Outcomes
1.
Analyse and evaluate the complex issues that criminal investigations face when responding to sexual, violent, and/or serial crimes
2.
Analyse and evaluate the role gender plays in sexual, domestic, and violent offenses.
3.
Analyse and evaluate the different methods of conducting a criminal investigation involving victims of sexual and violent offenses.
4.
Analyse and evaluate the typology of sexual and violent offenders.
5.
Explain the role that forensic psychology plays in the investigation of sexual and violent offences.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Recognition, Protection, Documentation and Collection of Physical Evidence
Investigations and the Courts
Judgement and Decision Making
Complex Case Management
Sexual offending and adult victims
Sexual offending and children
Adult sexual offenses against women/men
Paedophilia
Domestic Violence
Psychopathology of sexual/ violent/ serial offenders
Classifying perpetrators attitudes, characteristics, risk factors, patterns, and behaviour
Violence, victimization, and recidivism
Organised and disorganised offenders
Criminal motives
Gender and criminality
Vulnerable victims and witnesses
Multi-agency working
Using the media as an investigative advantage in catching offenders
Case Study Critiques: What we have learned.
Module Overview:
Cognition is recognised as a key component in the way people think and behave. This course will examine influential theories that have been developed to aid in investigating sexual/violent offences. This module also aims to explore the investigative niche area of serial offending and why offenders chose certain victims.
Cognition is recognised as a key component in the way people think and behave. This course will examine influential theories that have been developed to aid in investigating sexual/violent offences. This module also aims to explore the investigative niche area of serial offending and why offenders chose certain victims.
Additional Information:This module takes cognisance of the National Occupational Standards – AA1, AB,
AE1 & CB1.
This module takes cognisance of the National Occupational Standards- CB1 / CJ101
/ GC10 & BE2.