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Master in Penitentiary Psychology and Forensic Psychology + University Degree
1500 hours
6 ECTS
Spanish
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Online Training
1500 hours
6 ECTS
Spanish
Educational institutions


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Digital certificate included
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Among the main objectives of the master's degree in penitentiary psychology we can highlight the following: - Describe in detail penitentiary institutions and their organization. - Determine the applicable legislation in this sector. - Know the code of conduct on which action in penitentiary institutions is based. - Describe the benefit of the existence of the corresponding regulations in penitentiary institutions. - Know the current legislation that regulates the status of people deprived of liberty, the means of prevention, the alternatives to the prison situation, and the return to normality once the sentence has been completed. - Know the fundamental aspects of criminal psychology. - Classify and characterize the victim. - Know the relevant factors in the witnessing process. - Make a prediction of criminal behavior. - Know the penitentiary organizational structure. - Learn how the penitentiary institution works. - Apply psychological treatments in penitentiary centers. - intervene psychologically to prevent suicide or drug addiction. - Know the different types of psychologists who work for the courts of justice in Spain. - Carry out a psychological evaluation and expert report. - Know the specific topics of forensic psychology. - Apply evaluation techniques within forensic psychology.
Thanks to Master Penitentiary Psychology you will be able to develop your professional work in areas such as penitentiary psychology, penitentiary centers or legal psychology.
Thanks to this master's degree in penitentiary psychology, you will be able to acquire the appropriate knowledge to specialize in this branch of legal psychology, enabling you to have a complete vision of the techniques of psychological intervention in users residing in this type of centers and others with similar characteristics.