Online Short Course · Crime and Justice

How to Get Started in Criminal Psychology

Thinking about why people offend, and what should happen after? This course runs through profiling, cybercrime, terrorism and life inside. No deadlines, no class times, a fair place to start.

From $29a week, no deposit
6 Monthsaccess to the course
100 Hoursof study, roughly
No Examsever
At a Glance

Course Snapshot

Duration6 months access, about 100 hours
CostFrom $29 a week on a payment plan
DeliveryOnline, self paced, start anytime
AssessmentNo exams, ever
EntryNo psychology study needed
OutcomeCertificate of Achievement
Comes with
  • No deposit and no credit check
  • Ten topics across crime and the mind
  • Beginner friendly structure
  • Tutor support by phone and email
Who It’s For

Why Do This Course

Answer the Question You Keep Asking

Why does someone offend, and what works after? You get the theory, the profiling, and the argument over prison and rehab.

Test the Field Before You Commit

Study in this field runs for years and costs plenty. Six months tells you whether the subject holds you.

Bring It Into the Work You Do

Justice, welfare and youth roles all meet offending. Knowing what sits behind it changes how you handle a person.

Where The Skills Fit

Where These Skills Could Take You

Understanding offending helps anywhere people meet the justice system. The work is easy to picture: taking details, keeping files straight, sitting with people on bad days.

Forensic Support Worker

Support inside teams that work with offenders and victims.

Probation Officer Assistant

Checks, records and follow ups behind a probation officer.

Correctional Support Aide

Day to day support inside a corrections setting.

Rehabilitation Program Assistant

Running the pieces of a program that turns behaviour around.

Community Corrections Aide

Helping people meet the terms of an order in the community.

Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and many need further training or supervised experience. Work as a psychologist or criminologist needs a university degree and registration.

The Course

What You Learn

Ten topics: what drives offending, and what the system does next.

01
What Sits Behind Offending
Trauma, mental illness and the patterns that lead people into crime.
Trauma and Criminality
Mental Illness and Criminal Justice
Psychological Factors in Reoffending
02
Modern Crime
Where offending has moved, and the psychology under each shift.
Cybercrime and Psychology
Terrorism and Radicalisation
White-Collar Crime
Criminal Profiling
03
Courts, Prison and After
What the system does with people, and what it does to them.
Rehabilitation vs. Punishment
Forensic Psychology in Child Custody Cases
Psychological Effects of Imprisonment
Included

What You’ll Get

Learning

  • Self-paced study, start anytime, no deadlines
  • Ten topics, trauma through to reoffending
  • No exams, ever, on this course
  • Six months access, about 100 hours of study

Support

  • Tutor support, phone and email, business hours
  • IAC membership, twelve months, journal included
  • Career Centre, jobs, CV templates, interview prep
  • SEEK Pass, share the credential on a profile
Why This One

What Makes It Different

Three things carry this course: modern subject matter, an open door, and a pace you set yourself.

01
Crime as It Is Now

Cybercrime, radicalisation and white-collar offending sit beside the classics. The topics track where offending has moved.

02
Both Sides of the Argument

Rehabilitation against punishment, and what prison does to a person. You read the case each way and form a view.

03
No Psychology Behind You

The structure is built for beginners. No previous study in psychology is needed to start.

The Credentials

What You Walk Away With

Professional Development

Certificate of Achievement

Awarded by The Career Academy on completion

A Certificate of Achievement

The college issues it once you finish. It stands as professional development.

Industry Backing

ICOES and the CPD Standards Office both back the course. Both set standards for study of this kind.

A Counselling Membership

A twelve month student membership of the International Association for Counselling comes with it, journal and contacts included.

Getting Started

How It Works

Step one

Enquire

Ask for the course guide. One minute, no cost.

Step two

Talk It Through

An advisor walks you through what the course covers.

Step three

Enrol and Start

Choose how you pay, log in, open topic one.

Step four

Work Through It

Ten topics at your own speed, tutor on call.

The Investment

How to Get Started

From $29 / week
Pay upfront, or spread it weekly, fortnightly or monthly.
No deposit to start
No credit check
Weekly, fortnightly or monthly payments
10-day money back guarantee
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Good to Know

Common Questions

Do I need experience to start?

None. No previous study in psychology is needed. The structure is built for beginners.

How long does it take?

Access runs for six months, and the study is about 100 hours. You set the pace, so it stretches or shortens to suit you.

What does it cost?

From $29 a week on a payment plan, with no deposit and no credit check. Weekly, fortnightly and monthly are all options, or you can pay upfront.

How is the course assessed?

No exams, ever. You work through the topics and the tasks that sit with them.

Will this make me a criminal psychologist?

This is the cheap, fast way to find out whether that path is worth your years and money. Work as a psychologist or criminologist needs a university degree and registration, and this course is not that. What it hands you is the subject itself, at an honest entry level, before you commit to anything longer.

Where do people take it next?

Some carry on into psychology or counselling study. Others take it into justice, welfare or youth roles they already work in. The college notes that further training or internships help with hands-on experience.

What kind of recognition does it carry?

ICOES and the CPD Standards Office both back this course, which is recognition for professional development. It is not a nationally recognised credential under the Australian Qualifications Framework, and the college is not an RTO. For studying the subject seriously, or bringing it into work you already do, that is the job it does.

What if I change my mind?

A 10-day money back guarantee covers you. Tell them inside that window and the money comes back.

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About the College

The Career Academy is an online college teaching business, health and community subjects. It has run for over 15 years, and takes more than 25,000 students a year.

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