Criminology and Psychology

About this course

Criminology and psychology is a pairing that examines crime and criminal behaviour from both social-scientific and psychological perspectives. Criminology asks why crime occurs, how societies define and respond to it, and what the criminal justice system achieves in terms of justice and harm reduction. Psychology brings the scientific study of mind and behaviour to bear on those same questions, examining the cognitive, emotional and developmental factors that influence whether and why individuals offend, how they make decisions, and how they respond to intervention. Together the two disciplines provide a genuinely comprehensive framework for understanding criminal behaviour and the systems that respond to it. At Swansea University you will study criminology and psychology over three years of full-time study, receiving scientific training in the relationship between the mind, brain, and

Where its graduates go

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• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 8% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
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