3 ECTS credits
90 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1007245BNW for working students in the 1st semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.
The course sets out to situate the role of the psychiatrist as part of the legal system by way of a series of practical examples (psychiatry reports for the benefit of the courts, sectioning, the Protection of Persons/Properties Act). General concepts on agression, sexuality and related pathology, the role played by sexual pathology in various criminal offences.
All of the above sets out from the reading of a number of books, articles and personal notes. The course also involves discussions on topical events.
Books on general or more specific topics and guiding articles, notes of the critical review of such books and articles.
Complementary study material:
Some standard reference works are recommended
Theoretical and practical insights into the relationship between law/psychiatry, exploring biopsychological influences, criminal behaviour.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Multiple choice exam with correction for guessing.
Exam questions :
1) What part is played by addictions in criminal offences ?
2) Judicial psychiatrist's report in criminal proceedings
3) A critical view of sectioning, decision tree and execution modalities
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Work and Organisational Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Clinical psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Criminology: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Criminology: Verkort traject 1 (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Criminology: Instroomplan 2 (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Criminology: Instroomplan 3 (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Criminology: Instroomplan 4 (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Criminology: Instroomplan 5 (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Psychology: Afstudeerrichting arbeids- en organisatiepsychologie (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Dual Master in Comparative Corporate and Financial Law (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Civil and Procedural Law (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Criminology (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Economic Law (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Tax Law (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: International and European Law (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Public Law (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Social Law (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Criminal Law (only offered in Dutch)