VSFS:B_FPsy Forensic Psychology - Course Information
B_FPsy Forensic Psychology
University of Finance and AdministrationSummer 2022
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Guaranteed by
- PhDr. Veronika Anna Polišenská, Ph.D., MSc
Department of Criminology and Forensic Sciences – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Franců
Supplier department: Department of Law – Departments – University of Finance and Administration - Prerequisites
- There are no prerequisites for this course.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is offered to students of any study field.
- Course objectives
- To familiarize students with the content and scope of forensic psychology as a specific branch of psychology and its use in forensic practice.
- Learning outcomes
- Upon completion of this course, student should be able to:
- Identify and evaluate important aspects of forensic psychology,
- Define and describe current aspects of forensic psychology from the point of view of offender, victim and professionals. - Syllabus
- 1. Introduction to Forensic psychology
- 2. Discussion on nature vs. nurture and its impact in forensic sciences
- 3. Memory and forensic practice
- 4. Influence of groups in forensic practice
- 5. Personality, personality disorders of offenders
- 6. Attitudes, prejudices and criminal activity
- 7. Motivation and criminal activity
- 8. Social influences and recidivism
- 9. Psychology of interrogation
- 10. Risk assessment of offenders
- 11. Psychologie ve forenzní praxi
- 12. Budoucnost forenzní psychologie, výzkum a vývoj
- Literature
- required literature
- POLIŠENSKÁ, Veronika Anna. Forenzní psychologie: teorie a praxe (Forensic psychology: theory and practice). Praha: Vysoká škola finanční a správní, a.s., 2019, 120 pp. EUpress. ISBN 978-80-7408-187-3. info
- recommended literature
- Vágnerová, M. (2004) Psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese. Portál.
- Heretik, A. (2010). Forenzná psychológia. 3, prepracované a rozšírené vydanie. Bratislava: Eurokódex.
- not specified
- Veteška, Jaroslav, Fischer, Slavomil (2020). Psychologie kriminálního chování. Grada
- Teaching methods
- Lectures, seminars, exercises
- Assessment methods
- To receive credit - attendance at seminars, completion of essay.
If the presence at the seminars is less than 65%, then the student is obliged to hand in another esej. Absence due to illness is not counted.
To receive grade - multiple-choice test, which consists of 50 questions - Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 10 hodin KS/semestr.
- Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2022, recent)
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