Certificate in Criminal Psychology - Fully Accredited

Name: Certificate in Criminal Psychology - Fully Accredited
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Become Certified Criminal Psychology Specialist by learning criminal psychology, criminology, forensic psychology & more

Created byProf. Krishna N. Sharma, Ph.D., Virtued Academy International, UniSkill Academy

Last updated 1/2026

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What you'll learn

Criminal Psychology, Forensic Psychology, and Criminology
Crime Types, Theories, and Psychology
Psychology of Criminal Children, Criminal Women, Burglars, Murderers, Serial Killers, Rapists
Psychology of Aggression and Violence
Psychology of Domestic Violence
Mental Disorders and Crime
Criminal Profiling
Interviewing Suspects
Detecting Lies
Eye-Witness and Expert-Witness Testimony
Prevention, Punishment, Rehabilitation, and Restoration of Criminal Justice

Course content

5 sections • 26 lectures • 2h 3m total length

Programme Overview1:27
Explore a fully accredited, beginner-friendly program that requires no prior knowledge, avoids jargon, simplifies concepts, and fits busy schedules, with a personalized certification from Virtue Academy for learning.
Download Course Manual0:05
Introduction to Criminology4:04
Explore criminology as an interdisciplinary field linking sociology, psychology, and law to understand crime causes, victimization, and the criminal justice system, including prevention and justice outcomes.
Introduction to Criminal Psychology3:56
Explore how psychological principles illuminate the criminal justice system, including profiling, offender assessment, victimology, eyewitness testimony reliability, crime prevention, and assessing mental state at the time of the crime.
Introduction to Forensic Psychology3:21
Explore how forensic psychology applies psychological theories to legal problems and the juvenile justice system, and how criminal psychology focuses on criminal behavior within the justice system.
Types of Crime4:48
Explore major types of crime, from violent and property offenses to cybercrime, organized crime, and white-collar crimes, and examine their characteristics and legal definitions within criminal psychology.
Theories of Crime3:15
Explore biological, psychological, and sociological theories of crime, including hormones, genetics, brain chemistry, personality disorders, poverty, socialization, and peer influence, and note the diversity of approaches and debates.

Psychology of Criminal Children3:01
Explore the psychology of criminal children and how social, cognitive, trauma, and self-control factors shape youth crime through theories like social learning, attachment, and differential association.
Psychology of Criminal Women3:05
Explore how the psychology of criminal women explains women's criminal behavior through social learning theory, trauma theory, gender specific theory, psychological theories, socialist structural theory, and social process theory.
Mental Disorders and Crime2:59
Explore the link between mental disorders and crime, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and antisocial personality disorder. Learn how co-occurring substance use, impulsivity, and trauma influence criminal behavior.
Psychology of Aggression and Violence3:02
Explore the causes of aggression and violence through social learning theory, biological theories, psychological theories, frustration, aggression theory, cognitive neo association theory, the general aggression model, and societal structural theory.
Psychology of Burglars2:32
Explore how social learning theory and other psychological and social theories explain burglars' behavior, including rational choice theory, social structural theory, social process theory, and social conflict theory.
Psychology of Domestic Violence2:36
Explore the psychology of domestic violence and its causes through social learning theory, trauma theory, cognitive deficiencies, social structural theory, and power and control theory, affecting victims of all genders.
Psychology of Murderers3:50
Explore the psychology of murderers, covering social learning theory, trauma, psychopathy, narcissism, aggression, and how biology and social context shape criminal behavior.
Psychology of Serial Killers3:06
Explore the multidimensional psychology of serial killers, including social learning theory, trauma theory, psychopathy, narcissism, and biological, psychological, and social influences. Recognize that no single profile fits all cases.
Psychology of Rapists2:32
Examines the psychology of rapists and the causes of sexual violence, including social learning, trauma, aggression, social structures, power and control, entitlement, and gender-specific theories.

Criminal Profiling14:09
Criminal profiling uses crime scene analysis, fingerprint and DNA evidence, evidence collection, and victimology to build a psychological profile of the offender and guide suspect identification.
Interviewing Suspects17:56
Learn how structured interviews, behavioral analysis interviews, and deception detection tools gather data from suspects, while applying the peace and cognitive interview models to elicit reliable information within legal rights.
Detecting Lies5:33
Identify deception through verbal cues, such as hedging and delays; assess non-verbal signs like eye avoidance and fidgeting, plus cognitive inconsistencies, then corroborate with other evidence.
Eye-Witness Testimony2:33
Examine eyewitness testimony as crucial criminal evidence and how stress, weapon presence, lighting, and emotions shape memory. Identify memory decay, misidentification, and biases, and emphasize prompt interviews to maximize accuracy.
Expert-Witness Testimony1:57
Explore how expert witnesses with knowledge in forensic science, psychology, or medicine provide impartial testimony in civil and criminal cases, using education, training, and publications to support or challenge theories.
Prevention, Punishment, Rehabilitation, and Restoration of Criminal Justice14:59
Explore prevention, punishment, rehabilitation, and restoration in the criminal justice system, including community policing, restorative justice, evidence based programs, and reintegration strategies to reduce recidivism.

Requirements

None.

Description

Enrol in this IAOTH, UK accredited masterclass and become a Certified Criminal Psychology Specialist by learning criminal psychology, criminology, forensic psychology, and more.

This certification in Criminal Psychology is a thorough course that looks at how psychology, sociology, and criminology fit together in the criminal justice system. Students will learn more about how criminals think and how to use psychological principles to investigate, prosecute, and rehabilitate criminals. You will learn about the skills practitioners need to work as criminal psychologists or forensic psychologists in places like law enforcement, prisons, and courts. Learning criminal psychology will also help you understand even other crime-related topics e.g. Criminal Law, Forensic Science, Social Psychology, Investigation, criminal justice.

In this course, you will learn:

Introduction to Criminology
Introduction to Criminal Psychology
Introduction to Forensic Psychology
Types of Crime
Theories of Crime
Psychology of Criminal Children
Psychology of Criminal Women
Mental Disorders and Crime
Psychology of Aggression and Violence
Psychology of Burglars
Psychology of Domestic Violence
Psychology of Murderers
Psychology of Serial Killers
Psychology of Rapists
Criminal Profiling
Interviewing Suspects
Detecting Lies
Eye-Witness Testimony
Expert-Witness Testimony
Prevention, Punishment, Rehabilitation, and Restoration of Criminal Justice

This programme is accredited, and this Udemy course is recognized for certification by Virtued Academy International, an autonomous institute, under the Virtued Society, incorporated under the act 21, 1860 of the Government of U.P., India. Validity & Utility of the training is conditionally in conformity with the Constitution of India, and the laws of the land under Article 19 1 G. Virtued Academy International provides continuing education for individuals interested in self-development and students should contact the IAOTH, UK for registration/ accreditation and relevant local authorities for the scope of practice.

Who this course is for:

Anyone who wants to learn criminal psychology for personal and professional growth.

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Course content

Foundations of Criminal Psychology7 lectures • 21min

Psychology of Criminal Minds9 lectures • 27min

Practical Criminal Psychology6 lectures • 57min

Professional Updates - 20262 lectures • 17min

Getting Certified2 lectures • 2min

Requirements

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