Course: Forensic and Penitentiary Psychology

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Course title Forensic and Penitentiary Psychology
Course code PCH/FPPCN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Popelka Jiří, PhDr.
  • Šucha Matúš, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic concepts of psychology penintenciar - Methods of forensic psychology and Penitenciar - Psychology in custody - Psychology of Imprisonment - Crisis and special department - Diagnosis of Imprisonment - History, origin and development of forensic psychology and Penitenciar - Problems and application of psychology in forensic practice - Victimology - Aggression, aggression - Socio-psychological aspects of detention and Imprisonment - The work of a psychologist in custody - Work performance psychologist in prison - convicted diagnosis - Postpenitenciar psychological care

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Basic knowledge of the judicial, prison and criminal psychology. The personality of the sentenced in the process of rehabilitation. Methodologies, case histories.
comptence in the range of the subject goals
Prerequisites
no prior assumptions

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

seminar work, exam
Recommended literature
  • Černíková, V., Makariusová, V. (1997). Úvod do penologie. Praha, SPI Most.
  • Čírtková, L., Červinka. (1994). Forézní psychologie. Praha, Suport.
  • Čírtková, L. (1998). Kriminální psychologie. Praha, EUROUNION.
  • Mezník, J. a kol. (1996). Základy penologie. Brno, MU.


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