B_FPsy Forensic Psychology

University of Finance and Administration
Winter 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Veronika Anna Polišenská, Ph.D., MSc (seminar tutor)
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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
B_FPsy/cKKV: each even Wednesday 14:00–14:44 KV301, each even Wednesday 14:45–15:30 KV301, V. Polišenská
B_FPsy/cK1PH: each even Monday 15:45–16:29 S14, each even Monday 16:30–17:15 S14, V. Polišenská
B_FPsy/cK2PH: each odd Monday 15:45–16:29 S14, each odd Monday 16:30–17:15 S14, V. Polišenská
B_FPsy/pKKV: each even Wednesday 10:30–11:14 KV301, each even Wednesday 11:15–12:00 KV301, each even Wednesday 12:15–12:59 KV301, each even Wednesday 13:00–13:45 KV301, V. Polišenská
B_FPsy/pKPH: Mon 14:00–14:44 S01, Mon 14:45–15:30 S01, V. Polišenská
B_FPsy/vKKV: Fri 23. 10. 17:30–19:00 KV204, 19:15–20:45 KV204, Sat 21. 11. 9:45–11:15 KV202, 11:30–13:00 KV202, Sat 5. 12. 14:00–15:30 KV202, 15:45–17:15 KV202, Fri 11. 12. 15:45–17:15 KV204, 17:30–19:00 KV204, V. Polišenská
B_FPsy/vKPH: Sat 3. 10. 9:45–11:15 E227, 11:30–13:00 E227, Fri 16. 10. 14:00–15:30 S23, 15:45–17:15 S23, Sat 14. 11. 14:00–15:30 E228, 15:45–17:15 E228, Fri 27. 11. 14:00–15:30 S23, 15:45–17:15 S23, V. Polišenská
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. Instroduction
  • Criminalistics and psychology
  • - Memory
  • - Attention
  • 2. Police psychology
  • - Motivation
  • - Judicial expertise
  • - Personality and personality disorders
  • 3. Prison psychology
  • - Incarcerated women
  • - Children of incarcerated parents
  • - Prisonization
  • - Evaluation of safety of offenders
  • 4. Post-penitentiary psychology
  • - Probation and mediation service
  • - Integration into society
  • - Employment of released persons
  • 5. Prevention
  • - Bullying
  • - Domestic violence
  • - Non-profit organisations
  • - Law
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 3 homeworks.
To receive grade - multiple-choice test, 80% of attendance
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
Předmět je koncipován jako jednosemestrální kurz. Předmět odborně i personálně garantuje Katedra kriminalistiky a forenzních disciplín.
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Winter 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024, Winter 2025.
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