Forensic Psychology: Witness Investigation

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The Open University

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Forensic Psychology: Witness Investigation

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What is the course about?

Forensic Psychology: Witness Investigation

The course Forensic Psychology: Witness Investigation is an online class provided by The Open University through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Discover how forensic psychology helps obtain evidence from eyewitnesses in police investigations and prevents cases of injustice.

Course description

Discover forensic psychology and solve a crime using only eyewitness evidence
8 weeks

Despite advances in forensic science, eyewitness testimony remains a critical component of criminal investigations. But psychological research has revealed the dangers of relying on this testimony and how careful the police must be when questioning witnesses.
Using videos of real witnesses, from behind the scenes of a police investigation, this course explores the forensic psychology behind eyewitness testimony.
You’ll get the chance to test your own cognitive skills and see if your investigative powers are as good as police officers’, as you try to solve a crime using nothing but eyewitness evidence.

Eyewitness testimony
Witness memory
Inattentional blindness and observation of criminal incidents
Interviewing witnesses
Facial recognition
Visual identification

Investigate and understand the psychology of eyewitness testimony
Develop your own investigative skills
Explore human cognition and discover the mistakes your own brain can make
Discuss concepts of criminal investigation
Explore and consider the relationship between limitations of the human brain and miscarriages of justice

This course is intended for those with an interest in forensic psychology and/or criminal investigation, and does not require any previous experience of studying either subject.

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Prerequisites & Facts

Forensic Psychology: Witness Investigation

Course Topic

Crime and Criminology, Politics & Society, Psychology, Psychology & Mental Health

University, College, Institution

The Open University

Course Skill Level

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Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Forensic Psychology: Witness Investigation

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / The Open University you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.

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