Criminology and Psychology

About this course

Criminology and psychology together address two of the most compelling questions in human life: why do people commit crimes, and how do minds work? Criminology provides the social scientific frameworks for understanding crime as a social phenomenon, examining how it is defined and distributed, how the criminal justice system responds, and what approaches to prevention and rehabilitation are most effective. Psychology brings the empirical tools to investigate individual behaviour, cognition, emotion, development and mental health, including the psychological factors that contribute to offending and the effects of victimisation. The combination is particularly productive for understanding crime at the level of both the individual and the social system. At Arden University this programme is studied part-time through distance learning, making it accessible regardless of your location or oth

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