Legal, Forensic and Criminological Psychology

The course aims to offer the specific theoretical knowledge and professional skills necessary to operate in the field of Criminology. In particular, the models of Criminological Sciences and in particular of applicative Criminalistics will be examined. The aim is to provide practical skills for the reading of criminal dynamics; we will focus on the perpetrator of crime, victimization dynamics, behavioral analysis and profiling and the most advanced methodologies and techniques of investigation at various levels: from investigation to the contribution of the Scientific Police. Particular attention will be given to crime inside and outside the INTERNET and to discrimination and hate crimes. During the course high level experts with testimonies and demonstrations will intervene to offer an advanced knowledge of Criminology in its practical applications. Knowledge and understanding skills At the end of the course the student will have to master the main theories and methods of Criminology in a critical way, setting this knowledge within the current scientific panorama. The student must have learned to make critical use of scientific articles and guidelines published at national and international level. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding The student will be able to apply in a competent way the knowledge acquired, both theoretical and methodological, to identify possible solutions to complex application problems, which involve the use of intervention techniques consolidated in the scientific and practical panorama. Autonomy of judgement The student will be able to assume and interpret information useful to formulate scientific evaluations and hypotheses concerning the topics of the course in an autonomous way, also taking into account their social and ethical implications. Communication skills The student will be able to communicate the contents of the course, their critical elaborations, and the logical processes that have led to them, to expert and non-expert interlocutors. Learning skills The student will be able to apply with a high degree of autonomy the acquired skills to the thematic in-depth studies that will be the subject of subsequent studies.