Welcome to the new Foundation Degree. If you are interested in understanding the psychology behind true crime, investigating the causes of deviant behaviours and care about the way we can help and support both perpetrators and victims of crime, you will love this course. You will also learn basic counselling skills which will be useful to a range of professional settings.

Ellouise Stace | Programme Manager | FdA Counselling Psychology with Criminology

Year 1

Year 2

It is a necessary expectation for this course that you have a suitable device and sufficient internet connection from home to attend Teams video calls, compose presentations and essays and utilise Windows 360, Outlook, Moodle, and Teams software. A mobile phone will not be sufficient to complete your coursework. It is useful to bring writing resources to all classes.

Year 1 | Reading List

Module 1: The History of Mental Health and Development of Counselling Psychology

• Browne, S. and Burton, M. (2015) The History of Psychiatry: Important Figures and Developments. London: Create Space Publishing.
• Douglas, B. and Woolfe, R. (2016) The Handbook of Counselling Psychology. Sage: London 
  
• Murphy, D (2017) Counselling Psychology: A Textbook for Study and Practice. London: Wiley-Blackwell.
  
• Shorter, E (1998) A History of Psychiatry. London: Wiley-Blackwell.
  
• University Press (2022) Mental Health: A Brief History. London: University Press.

Module 2: Personality Theory

• Ashcroft, D. (2014) Personality Theories Workbook. London: Wadsworth.
• Boeree, C. (2017) Personality Theories: From Freud to Frankl. London: Creative Space. 
  
• Cloninger, S. (1999) Theories of Personality: Understanding Persons. London: Pearson.
  
• Pervin, A. and Cervone, D. (2004) Personality: Theory and Research. London: Wiley and Sons.
  
• Robins, W, and Pervin, A. (2008) Handbook of Personality: Theory and Research. London: Guilford Press. 

Module 3: Abnormal Psychology and Crime

• Barlow, D. and Hofmann, S. (2018) Essentials of Abnormal Psychology. London: Wadsworth Publishing.
• Bennett, P. (2011) Abnormal and Clinical Psychology – An Introduction Textbook. 3rd edn. London: Open University Press.
  
• Comer, R. and Comer, J. (2019) Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology. London/New York: Worth Publishers.  
  
• Durand, V. and Barlow, D. (2017) Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach. London: Wadsworth Publishing.
  
• Kring, A.M., Johnson, S.L., Davinson, G.C. and Neale, J.M. (2022) Abnormal Psychology: The Science and Treatment of Psychological Disorders. 15th edn. London: Pearson India.
• Maguire, M., Morgan, R. and Reiner, R. (2023) The Oxford Handbook of Criminology. 7th edn. Oxford: OUP.
• Petherick, W. and Sinnamon, G. (2017) The Psychology of Criminal and Antisocial Behaviour: Victim and Offender Perspectives. London: Academic Press.
  
• Sammons, A. (2018) Psychology and Crime. London: Routledge.
  
• Williams, K.S. (2021) Textbook on Criminology. 2nd edn. London: University Press.

Module 4: Neuropsychology and Dysfunction

• Andrews, D. (2015) Neuropsychology: From Theory to Practice. London: Psychology Press.
• Brauer-Boone, K. (2012) Clinical Practice of Forensic Neuropsychology: An Evidence-Based Approach. London: Guilford Press. 
• Martin, G. (2006) Human Neuropsychology. London: Pearson.
  
• Wilshire, C. (2022) Cognitive Neuropsychology: Exploring the Mind Through Brain Dysfunction. London: Routledge.
  
• Wood, S.J. et al. (2009) The Neuropsychology of Mental Illness . London: Cambridge University Press.

Module 5: Contemporary Therapeutic Paradigms

• British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (2021) Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions. Leicestershire: BACP.
• British Psychological Society Code of Ethics and Conduct (2018) Leicestershire: BPS.
  
• Beck, A. (1991) Cognitive Therapy and the Emotional Disorders. London: Penguin.
  
• Cooper, M. (2013) The Handbook of Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Counselling. London: Bloomsbury.
  
• Kennerly, H. et al. (2016) An introduction to CBT: Skills and Applications. London: Sage.
  
• McLeod, J. (2019) An Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice. London: Open University Press
  
• Mearns, D. and Thorne, B. (2013) Person Centred Counselling in Action. London: Sage.
  
• Myles, P. and Shafron, R. (2015) The CBT Handbook. London: Robinson.
  
• Rogers, C. (1951) Client Centred Therapy . London: Constable.

Module 6: Counselling Skills Practice

• McLeod, J. and McLeod, J. (2022) Counselling Skills: Theory, Research and Practice. London: Open University Press.
• Mearns, D. and Thorne, B. (2013) Person-Centred Counselling in Action. London: Sage.
  
• Mearns, D. and Cooper, M. (2005) Working in Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy. London: Sage.
  
• Stafford, M. and Bond, T. (2020) Counselling Skills in Action. London: Sage. 
  
• Tolan, J. and Cameron, R. (2016) Skills in Person-Centred Counselling and Therapy. London: Sage.

Year 2 | Reading List

Module 1: Sociological Crime Theory

• Burke, R.H. (2018) An Introduction to Criminology Theory. 5th edn. London: Willan Publishing.
  
• Carrabine, E. (2017) Crime and Social Theory. London: Red Globe Press.
  
• Jones, S. (2017) Criminology. 6th edn. Oxford: Open University Press.
  
• Maguire, M. Morgan. and Reiner, R. (2023) The Oxford Handbook of Criminology. 7th edn. Oxford: Open University Press. 
  
• Marsh, I. et al. (2006) Theories of Crime. London: Routledge.
  
• Mclaughlin, E. and Muncie, J. (2013) Criminological Perspectives. 3rd edn. London: Sage Publications.
  
• Williams, K.S. (2012) Textbook on Criminology. Oxford: University Press. 

Module 2: Developmental Psychology, Youth Crime and Gang Culture

• Case, S. and Haines, K. (2008) Understanding Youth Offending; Risk Factor Research, Policy and Practice. London: Willan Publishing.
  
• Ilan, J. (2015) Understanding Street Culture: Poverty, Crime, Youth and Cool. NewYork: Red Globe Press.
  
• Leman, P. et al. (2019) Developmental Psychology. Europe, Middle East and Africa. McGraw-Hill.  
  
• Luyt, W. and Preez, N. (2011) Fundamentals and Developmental Psychology in Youth Correction. New York: UNISA Press. 
  
• Mitchell, P. and Ziegler, F. (2012) Fundamentals of Developmental Psychology. London: Psychology Press.
  
• Muncie, J. (2014) Youth and Crime. 4th edn. London:  Sage Publications.
  
• Procell, A. (2014) Anatomizing the Gang Culture. New York:  Beyond Reproach Publications.
  
• Prins, H. (2015) Offenders, Deviants or Patients? 5th edn. London: Routledge.
• Slater, A. (2017) An Introduction to Developmental Psychology. London: BPS Blackwell.

Module 3: Penology, Punishment and Recidivism

• Blakely, C. (2007) Prisons, Penology and Penal Reform. London: Peter Lang Publishers. 
• Burke, L. (2022) An Introduction to Penology: Punishment, Prisons and Probation. London: Sage.
  
• Cavadino, M. and Dignan, J. (2019) The Penal System – An Introduction. London: Sage.
  
• Hansen, L. (2022) Introduction to Penology and Corrections. London: Aspen.
  
• Harrison, K. (2019) Penology: Theory, Policy and Practice. London: Red Globe Press.
  
• Maguire, M,. Morgan, R. and Reiner, R. (2023) The Oxford Handbook of Criminology. 7th edn. London: Oxford University Press. 
• McLaughlin, E. and Muncie, J. (2001) Controlling Crime. London: Sage.
  
• Moss, K. and Stephens, M. (2005) Crime Reduction and the Law. London:  Routledge.

Module 4: Victimology

• Burgess, A. (2017) Victimology: Theories and Applications. London: Jones and Bartlett.
• Daigle, L. (2020) Victimology. 3rd edn. London: Sage. 
• Doerner, W. and Lab, S. (2020) Victimology. London: Routledge.
  
• Goodey, J. (2004) Victims and Victimology: Research, Policy and Practice. London: Longman.
  
• Karmen, A. (2019) Crime Victims: An Introduction to Victimology. London: Wadsworth.
  
• Walklate, S. (2017) Handbook of Victims and Victimology. London: Routledge.
  
• Wallace, H. and Roberson, C. (2013) Victimology: Legal, Psychological and Social Perspectives. London: Pearson.

Module 5: Therapeutic Approcahes to Offender Rehabilitation

• Aiyegbusi, A. and Clarke-Moore, J. (2008) Therapeutic Relationships with Offenders: An Introduction to the Psychodynamics of Forensic Mental Health Nursing. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
• Chaturvedi, J.C. (2006) Rehabilitation of Offenders and Role of Counselling. New York: Gyan Books.
  
• Cullen, E. et al. (1997) Therapeutic Communities for Offenders. London: Wiley-Blackwell.
  
• Houston, J. (1998) Making Sense with Offenders: Personal Constructs, Therapy and Change. London: Wiley. 
  
• Stinson, J. and Clark, M. (2017) Motivational Interviewing with Offenders: Engagement, Rehabilitation and Re-entry. London: Guilford Press.
  
• Winder, B. and Blagden, N (2021) Forensic Interventions for Therapy and Rehabilitation: Case Studies and Analysis. London:  Routledge.

Module 6: Psychological Research Project

• Barker, C. et al. (1994) Research Methods in Clinical and Counselling Psychology.  London: Wiley-Blackwell.
• Breakwell, G. et al (2020) Research Methods in Psychology. London: Sage.
  
• Canter, D. (2009) Investigative Psychology: Offender Profiling and the Analysis of Criminal Action. London: Wiley.
  
• Clough, P. and Nutbrown, C. (2012) A Student’s Guide to Methodology. 3rd edn. London: Sage. 
  
• Denscombe, M. (2021) The Good Research Guide. 7th edn. Berkshire: OUP.
  
• Forbes, R. (2016) Criminal Psychology: Understanding the Criminal Mind and Its Nature Through Criminal Profiling. London: CreateSpace Publishing. 
  
• Innes, B. (2022) Criminal Profiling: How Psychological Profiling Helps Solve True Crimes. London: Amber Books Ltd.
  
• Malocco, D. (2015) Approaches in Criminal Profiling: An Introduction. London: CreateSpace Publishing.
  
• Maxfield, M.G. and Babbie, E.R. (2016) Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology. 4th edn. London: Wadsworth.
  
• Walliman, N. (2016) Social Research Methods. 2nd edn. London: Sage. 
  
• Webb, D. (2013) Criminal Profiling: An Introductory Guide. London: CreateSpace Publishing.
  
• Whiteley, C. (2021) Criminal Profiling: A Forensic and Criminal Psychology Guide. New York: CGD Publishing.