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Clinical Criminology Cases Study [ECRI2210]
[15h+15h exercises] 3 credits

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Teacher(s):

Fiorella Febo

Language:

French

Level:

Second cycle

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>> Main themes
>> Content and teaching methods
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Aims

The course is an introduction to clinical methods (psycho-clinical and socio-clinical) in case studies, analysis of problematic situations, and preparation of action program for subjects placed in a closed environment.

The course will cover:
a) the problems linked to the prognosis of violent behavior;
b) the clinical characteristics and the typology of perpetrators of homicide;
c) criminological, psychopathological and therapeutic characteristics of the psychopathic personality;
d) clinical evaluation of sexual abusers, associated typology and the major therapeutic models advocated

Elements of deontology will be taken into consideration.

Main themes

*Preparation of an evaluation protocol for the adult criminal subject, including maintenance and testing elements;
* Knowledge of criminological and psychological characteristics of the populations studied;
* Scientific and ethical limits of expertise practice;
* Problems linked to the prognosis of violent behavior;
* Clinical characteristics and typology of perpetrators of homicide;
* Criminological, psychopathological and therapeutic characteristics of the psychopathic personality;
* Clinical evaluation of sexual abusers, associated typology and the major therapeutic models advocated.

Content and teaching methods

Data and theories from the scientific literature will be presented from transparencies and from scientific texts. The course will be illustrated by case studies, some to be presented orally and others by video.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Evaluation : oral examination.

Programmes in which this activity is taught

CRIM2

Licence en criminologie

CRIM2MS

Master en criminologie, à finalité spécialisée

Other credits in programs

CRIM21MS

Première année du master en criminologie, à finalité spécialisée

(3 credits)

CRIM22

Deuxième licence en criminologie

(3 credits)

CRIM22MS

Deuxième année du master en criminologie, à finalité spécialisée

(3 credits)

PSY2

Licence en sciences psychologiques

(3 credits)



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