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Advanced Forensic Psychology: Criminal Behavior

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Ages 12-17
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In this ongoing course, we will discuss the psychology behind different types of criminal behavior.
Average rating:
4.9
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Live video meetings
1x per week
1-12 learners per class
30 min

What's included

1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

US Grade 7 - 10
Advanced Level
Why do some people commit crimes?  

We will discuss the psychology behind criminal behavior in this class on forensic psychology. This class is ideal for learners who are curious about the connection between psychology and the law.

Each week we will critically discuss a criminal case. During the first part of class, I will share information about the criminal case. During the second half of class, we will discuss the case with guided discussion questions. 

Please keep in mind that you will NOT walk away with all the answers to these crimes. As is the nature of the material, we can't completely understand everything about a crime. However, we will discuss several possibilities for each case. 

Learners are welcome to join and leave at any time. Here's the list of topics we will be covering (I will continually update our list of topics):

Week of February 17th: Texas High School Cheerleader Faces Animal Cruelty Charges After Allegedly Poisoning Her Rival’s Show Goat

Week of February 24th: Meet Gregor MacGregor, The Scottish Con Artist Who Convinced Britain He Was The Prince Of A Nonexistent Colony

Week of March 3rd: Belle Gibson, The Australian Wellness Influencer Who Lied About Having Cancer To Scam Her Followers

Week of March 10th: The Story Of The Post Office Shootings That Inspired The Phrase ‘Going Postal’

Week of March 17th: How An Ex-Cop Rigged The McDonald’s Monopoly Game — And Scammed The Company Out Of $24 Million

April Schedule: TBD
May Schedule: TBD

June/July/August 2025 Schedule: TBD

Other Details

Parental Guidance
This class focuses on criminal behavior. I will focus on the psychology behind why people commit crimes, but I will not focus on specific details of the crimes. For example, I may define a crime (such as homicide is where someone is killed by another person), but I will not give graphic details of the crime. There are also crimes which I will not cover such as crimes against children or those of a sexual nature. My focus is on the psychological research on what makes a person commit a specific crime.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
All of my source come from scientific research journals, specifically the Journal of Forensic Sciences (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15564029).

Meet the teacher

Joined June, 2021
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Doctoral Degree in Psychology from University of Arizona
I have a PhD in psychology from the University of Arizona. I've taught college classes for over ten years.

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