PSMB064 Selected topics from forensic psychology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Eva Vášová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Eva Vášová, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Tuesday 16:00–19:40 G24, except Tue 14. 11.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 13/20, only registered: 4/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the basics of forensic psychology, with the theoretical background and insight into the application of these principles in practice. The focus will be on the importance of forensic psychiatry and psychology for criminal proceedings, on penitentiary psychology. Furthermore, the course will focus on the application of psychology in investigative, judicial, penitentiary, and post-penitentiary practice.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- identify and summarize important aspects of forensic psychology;
- identify and describe selected aspects of forensic psychology from the perspective of the perpetrator, victim and forensic psychologists;
- design a psychodiagnostic battery that can be used in the forensic field;
Syllabus
  • Course of forensic psychology / Course, division of forensic psychology in relation to   other psychological disciplines; History of forensic psychology and its development to the present; Methodology in forensic psychology; Explanation of the term criminology, criminology, crime; forensic, penitentiary, and post-penitentiary psychology, police psychology, penology; Basics of criminal law and criminal procedure code, legal qualification of criminal conduct and criminal liability, types of punishments, protective measures.
  • Personality and danger of the offender / characteristics of offenders, psychological nature of aggressive behavior, personality of the offender according to the type of crime (property crime, violent crime, sexually motivated crime, organized crime, particularly serious crimes and others), delinquent and criminal behavior, theory of aggression, motivation of violent crime.
  • Sexually motivated crime / criminal law classification of sexually motivated crime, psychodiagnostic and sexological diagnostic methods and psychotherapeutic options, paraphilia and sexual delinquency, protective sexological treatment/
  • Mental Illness in Forensic Practice / Institute for Secure Prevention Detention. Institutional and outpatient protective treatment system. Mental illness significant from the point of view of forensic practice (personality disorders, mental disabilities, psychotic illnesses, paraphilia, addiction to narcotics and psychotropic substances) /
  • Forensic psychology / Forensic psychological expertise, the task of forensic experts, forensic expert opinions, psychological aspects of the trial, assessment of the credibility of witness statements and testimonies of perpetrators and victims, simulation, dissimulation /
  • Application of psychology in the activities of the prison service / Types of prisons, psychological problems of detention and security detention, methods of treatment of convicts, work with specific groups of convicts, imprisonment and second life of prisoners, suicide and self-harm, aggression in the penitentiary environment, member activity Prison services of the Czech Republic, riots of prisoners, post-penitentiary resocialization /
  • Victimology and victimization / typology of victims, primary and secondary victimization, psychological aspects of victimology, child victims, treatment of victims of violent and sexually motivated crime, post-traumatic stress disorder, providing assistance to victims of crime, dealing with victims, Stockholm Syndrome, White Association circle of safety /
  • Domestic violence / causes of domestic violence, definition of psychological abuse, abused woman syndrome, domestic violence against men, children with mother on the run from domestic violence, institute of expulsion /
  • Psychological issues in the field of civil law / divorce, disputes between parents over the placement of a child in education, assessment of the educational environment /
  • Optional topic according to students' interests
Literature
    required literature
  • BOUKALOVÁ, Hedvika and Ilona GILLERNOVÁ. Kapitoly z forenzní psychologie. Vydání první. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2020, 435 stran. ISBN 9788024644615. URL info
    recommended literature
  • Forensic psychology. Edited by Graham J. Towl - David A. Crighton. Malden, MA: BPS Blackwell, 2010, xiv, [1],. ISBN 9781405186186. info
  • MATOUŠKOVÁ, Ingrid. Aplikovaná forenzní psychologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2013, 296 s. ISBN 9788024745800. info
  • SOCHŮREK, Jan. Vybrané kapitoly ze sociální patologie. Vyd. 1. Liberec: Technická univerzita v Liberci, 2001, 81 s. ISBN 8070834943. info
  • ČEŠKOVÁ, Eva and Hana KUČEROVÁ. Psychopatologie a psychiatrie : pro psychology a speciální pedagogy. Edited by Mojmír Svoboda. Vydání třetí. Praha: Portál, 2015, 317 stran. ISBN 9788026209768. info
  • ČÍRTKOVÁ, Ludmila. Forenzní psychologie. 3. upravené vydání. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2013, 445 stran. ISBN 9788073804619. info
  • PÖSELTOVÁ, Jitka. Kriminalistická viktimologie a její význam pro vyšetřování trestných činů. Edited by Jaroslav Nevoránek. 2003, 67 l. info
  • JŮZL, Miloslav. Penitenciaristia jako věda žalářní. Vydání I. Praha: Univerzita Jana Amose Komenského, 2017, 384 stran. ISBN 9788074521317. info
  • BUSH, Shane S., Mary A. CONNELL and Robert L. DENNEY. Ethical practice in forensic psychology : a systematic model for decision making. First edition. Washington: American psychological association, 2006, xi, 196. ISBN 1591473950. info
  • NETÍK, Karel and Stanislav HÁJEK. Psychologie v právu : úvod do forenzní psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H. Beck, 1997, x, 140. ISBN 8071791776. info
  • TURVEY, Brent E. Criminal profiling : an introduction to behavioral evidence analysis. 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Academic Press, 2001, xxviii, 71. ISBN 0127050418. URL info
  • SOCHŮREK, Jan. Nástin vybraných problémů viktimologie. Vyd. 1. Liberec: Technická univerzita v Liberci, 2003, 81 s. ISBN 8070837454. info
  • WEISS, Petr. Poruchy sexuální preference. První vydání. Praha: Galén, 2017, 440 stran. ISBN 9788074923104. info
Teaching methods
lectures, practical examples and case studies, discussions, brainstorming, training
Assessment methods
at least 75% attendance, active participation in lessons, discussion on the chosen topic, group or individual presentation of a forensic-psychological topic at the seminar
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
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