Class Criminological Assessment

The course aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the practices, ethical principles and techniques involved in the assessment of individuals in a judicial context. It covers a variety of topics and areas of practice, enabling students to develop essential skills for assessing and understanding the behaviour of individuals involved in the judicial process, focusing on the psychological and behavioural assessment of these individuals.

1. Psychological and behavioral assessment in a criminal context
   1. Ethical and deontological principles in psychological assessment in a criminal context
   2. Theoretical and technical considerations
   3. Specificities according to subgroups
2. Techniques of psychological and behavioral assessment in a judicial context
   1. Psychological observation and functional behavior analysis
   2. Interview - contexts, typologies and methodologies
   3. Techniques and psychological assessment tests
3. Cognition Assessment
4. Psychopathological and Personality Assessment
5. Assessment of Specific Constructs and Circumstances
6. Psychological expertise
7. The expert report
8. Profiling: Methods, Techniques and Typologyes
9. Case studies

The course is based on theoretical and practical lessons. Expositive, demonstrative, interrogative and active methods are used, favouring student participation, debate and the resolution of practical cases.

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