Psychology
Psychology

In this course, Professor Francis Pakes (University of Portsmouth) explores key issues in criminal psychology. In the first lecture, we think about Lombroso and the notion of the ‘born criminal’. In the second lecture, we discuss genetic...
6 lectures
0:41:08
Prof. Francis Pakes
Portsmouth University
Psychology

In this course, Prof. Becky Milne (University of Portsmouth) explores witness memory and the cognitive interview; a forensic interviewing technique used by police officers to improve the quantity and quality of information gathered from witnesses,...
5 lectures
0:53:10
Prof. Becky Milne
Portsmouth University
Psychology

In this course, Professor David Canter (University of Liverpool) provides an introduction to the field of forensic psychology and some of the most important practices and areas of research associated with it. In the first lecture, we start with a...
9 lectures
1:15:25
Prof. David Canter
Liverpool University
Psychology

In this course, Professor Ciarán O’Keeffe (Buckinghamshire New University) explores crime investigation and prevention. In the first lecture, we think about evidence collection and how an interview differs from an interrogation. In the second...
6 lectures
0:39:37
Professor Ciarán O'Keeffe
Buckinghamshire New University
Psychology

In this course, Professor Ciarán O’Keeffe (Buckinghamshire New University) explores how the judicial system deals with offenders, from both a punishment arm and a rehabilitation arm. In the first lecture, we think about dealing with offenders from...
4 lectures
0:33:25
Professor Ciarán O'Keeffe
Buckinghamshire New University
Psychology

In this course, Professor Ciaran O’Keeffe walks through two vital parts of the legal system process – evidence collection and courtroom psychology. In the first lecture, we think about the range of biases that can arise in the collection and...
6 lectures
0:42:09
Professor Ciarán O'Keeffe
Buckinghamshire New University
Psychology

In this course, Professor Ciarán O’Keeffe (Buckinghamshire New University) explores biological explanations for offending. In the first lecture, we think about the concept of ‘making a criminal’ and the transition from philosophical to scientific...
6 lectures
0:51:59
Professor Ciarán O'Keeffe
Buckinghamshire New University
Psychology

In this course, Professor Ciarán O’Keeffe (Buckinghamshire New University) explores cognitive explanations for offending. In the first lecture, we think about Eysenck’s criminal personality theory, which separates personality measures into three...
4 lectures
0:34:23
Professor Ciarán O'Keeffe
Buckinghamshire New University
Psychology

In this course, Dr Marc Williams (Cardiff University) explores the history of psychological practice, contextualised primarily around our understanding of mental health. In the first lecture, we think about how normality has been classified over...
4 lectures
0:38:26
Dr Marc Williams
Cardiff University
Psychology

In this course, Professor Nele Demeyere (University of Oxford) explores conducting socially sensitive research. In the first lecture, we think about research ethics and the moral responsibility of the researcher to ensure participant wellbeing. In...
5 lectures
0:47:16
Professor Nele Demeyere
University of Oxford
Psychology

In this course, Dr Eduardo Vasquez (University of Kent) explores data collection and review in psychological research. In the first lecture, we think about qualitative data collection methods, including interviews and focus groups. In the second...
5 lectures
0:29:30
Dr Eduardo Vasquez
Kent University
Psychology

In this course, Dr Ashok Jansari (Goldsmiths, University of London) explores the application of memory psychology research to the real world. In the first lecture, we think about how memory research findings can be applied to assist in the support...
4 lectures
0:36:18
Dr Ashok Jansari
Goldsmiths, University of London