Corso Avanzato in Criminologia Investigativa, Profiling e Psicologia Criminale
Beyond the letter of criminal law: reading the mind, the motive and the crime scene
* 50% reduction reserved for: employees of public bodies; members of the Police Forces and Armed Forces; professionals in the investigative and private security sector; lawyers, trainee lawyers and legal professionals; psychologists, psychotherapists and professionals in the psycho-social field; members of the National Register of Criminologists. Study grant of equal value for university students, the unemployed/those not in work and retirees.
Overview
The Advanced Course in Investigative Criminology, Profiling and Criminal Psychology stems from the conviction that understanding crime means going beyond the letter of criminal law: analysing human behaviour, deep-seated motivations and the social contexts in which criminal action takes shape. Across nine lessons, the programme offers theoretical and practical tools for interpreting the dynamic between offender, victim and crime scene, with particular attention to criminal profiling and the psychological reading of deviant conduct.
The approach is rigorous, grounded in scientific principles and in the analysis of cases useful for understanding criminal phenomena, and it aims to develop skills in observation, critical analysis and investigative reasoning, while at the same time nurturing the intellectual curiosity needed to tackle a complex and sensitive subject.
The Course is aimed at students and graduates in law, psychology, sociology, political science, and investigative and security studies, at members of the Police Forces and Armed Forces, at professionals in the investigative and private security sectors, at lawyers and legal professionals, at psychologists and professionals in the psycho-social field, at members of the National Register of Criminologists, as well as at educators, journalists and anyone who wishes to understand crime in its legal, psychological and investigative dimensions. Teaching is entirely online: the Institute's Moodle platform makes it possible to follow the lessons anywhere and at any time.
The Course is structured into nine modules that guide the student from the fundamentals of criminalistics through to profiling techniques and the analysis of criminal narratives.
1. Criminalistics and Criminology
An introduction to the fundamental concepts, with attention to the distinction between analysis of the offence, the study of criminal behaviour and investigative tools.
2. Why crimes are committed
An analysis of the main individual, social, psychological and environmental causes that can contribute to the commission of an offence.
3. Geographical Profiling and Crime Linking
Techniques for the geographical analysis of crime and criteria for linking multiple criminal events attributable to the same offender or behavioural pattern.
4. Victimology
The role of the victim in the criminal event, the relational dynamics between offender and victim, and the tools of victimological analysis.
5. The Interrogation
Techniques, aims and limits of interrogation, with attention to its communicative, psychological and investigative aspects.
6. Heinous Crimes
Offences marked by particular gravity, violence or cruelty, with reference to the psychological and criminological dynamics of the most extreme forms of conduct.
7. Sex and Crime
The relationship between sexuality, deviance and criminal behaviour, with attention to sexually motivated conduct and the related criminological profiles.
8. Crimes and Misdeeds
Different types of criminal conduct, with an analysis of recurring dynamics, methods of execution and possible investigative indicators.
9. Criminal Narratives
The way in which crime is recounted, represented and interpreted, with attention to the media and social narratives that shape the perception of criminal phenomena.
On completion of the Course, to enrolled students deemed proficient after passing the required final assessment, UNINTESS awards a Diploma that formally certifies the attainment of a high level of knowledge of the topics covered in the programme.
- Assessment: a single final assessment in the form of a multiple-choice test, passed with a minimum score of 18/thirtieths.
- Entry requirements: a degree (old system, master's or bachelor's), a secondary-school diploma or an equivalent foreign qualification; particular circumstances are assessed by the Course Management.
- Timing: the exam may be taken after completing all the lessons and the end-of-module self-assessments, and within the 12th month from enrolment.
- CFU: the Diploma does not entail the recognition of University Training Credits (CFU) by UNINTESS.
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