Printed materials
Set textbook
The prescribed textbook is:
Ainsworth, P B (2002) Psychology and Policing, Cullompton, UK: Willan Publishing.
You should read the study units carefully as they can guide your learning and tell you how to approach any assignment related to the unit. Otherwise, you may miss important information. You must read both the study units and the set textbook. Moreover, you should also try to read articles in newspapers and journals and other books related to the topics. The more widely you read, the better your appreciation and understanding of the course.
Each unit is divided into a number of sections. The first section provides the learning outcomes and introduces the materials to be covered. The next section constitutes the contents of the study unit. This section will guide your learning and direct you to complete the activities and self-tests. The final section contains the summary of the unit and answers to the activities and self-tests.
Non-assessed activities and self-tests
You will come across non-assessed activities and self-tests in each of the study units. These are designed to help you remember and apply what you have learned, and to prepare for your assignments and examination. The activity and self-test questions provide you with immediate feedback on your understanding of the subject matter just learned. By answering these questions and referring to the suggested answers (included at the end of every unit) you can check your progress accordingly. However, you should attempt all questions before referring to the answers.
Checking understanding
If you encounter any problems, please make notes and raise those problems with your tutor as soon as possible.
Set reference books
It is proposed that a collection of readings will be produced which will incorporate all of the materials referred to in this blueprint. However, the following books provide a good source of material which will be useful on the course:
Blau, T H (1994) Psychological Services for Law Enforcement, New York: Wiley.
Brewer, N and Wilson, C (eds) (1995) Psychology and Policing, Hillsdale, USA: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc.
Canter, D and Alison, L (eds) (1999) Interviewing and Deception, Aldershot, UK: Dartmouth Publishing Company Limited.
Kapardis, A (1997) Psychology and Law: a critical introduction, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Memon, A, Vrij, A and Bull, R (1998) Psychology and Law: truthfulness, accuracy and credibility, Maidenhead, UK: McGraw Hill.
Milne, R and Bull, R (1999) Investigate Interviewing: psychology and practice, Chichester, UK: Wiley.
Recommended readings
The following recommended readings will be included in a reading file in your course materials. Again, it is important that you complete this additional reading in order to help you grasp the essentials of the subject matter being presented:
Blau, T H (1994) Psychological Services for Law Enforcement, New York: Wiley, Chapters 3, 8, 11 and 13.
Brewer, N and Wilson, C (eds) (1995) Psychology and Policing, Hillsdale, USA: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc., Chapter 16.
Bull, R and Horncastle, P (1994) 'Evaluation of police recruit training involving psychology', Psychology, Crime and Law, 1:143–9.
Kapardis, A (1997) Psychology and Law: a critical introduction, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, Chapter 11 and pages 277–90.
Edelmann, R (1999) 'Non verbal behaviour and deception' in Canter, D and Alison, L (eds) (1999) Interviewing and Deception, Aldershot, UK: Dartmouth Publishing Company Limited, Chapter 8.
Taylor, S E, Peplau, L A and Sears, D O (2000) Social Psychology (10th edn) New Jersey, USA: Prentice Hall Inc., Chapter 3.
Geen, R G (1998) Human Aggression (2nd edn) Milton Keynes, UK: Open University Press, Chapter 1.
Baron, R A and Byrne, D (2000) Social Psychology, 9th edn, Massachusetts, USA: Allyn and Bacon, Chapter 11.
Wilson, C and Braithwaite, H (1995) 'Police patrolling, resistance and conflict resolution' in Brewer, N and Wilson, C (eds) Psychology and Policing, Hillsdale, USA: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc.
Ainsworth, P B (1998) Psychology, Law and Eyewitness Testimony, Chichester, UK: Wiley, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 7 and 9.
Milne, R and Bull, R (1999) Investigate Interviewing: psychology and practice, Chichester, UK: Wiley, Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7.
Fisher, R P and McCauley, M R (1995) 'Information retrieval: interviewing witnesses' in Brewer, N and Wilson, C (eds) (1995) Psychology and Policing, Hillsdale, USA: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc.
Kebbel, M R and Wagstaff, G F (1999) 'The effectiveness of the cognitive interview' in Canter, D and Alison, L (eds) (1999) Interviewing and Deception, Aldershot, UK: Dartmouth Publishing Company Limited.
Gudjonsson, G H (1992) The Psychology of Interrogations, Confessions and Testimony, Chichester, UK: Wiley, Chapters 7 and 10.
Bull, R (1998) 'Obtaining information from child witnesses' in Memon, A, Vrij, A and Bull, R (1998) Psychology and Law: truthfulness, accuracy and credibility, Maidenhead, UK: McGraw Hill.
Ainsworth, P B (1998) 'Police folklore and attributions of guilt; can psychology challenge long held assumptions?' in Baros, J, Munnich, I and Szegedi, M (eds) Psychology and Criminal Justice: international review of theory and practice, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 399–406.
Brown, J M and Campbell, B A (1994) Stress and Policing: sources and strategies, Chichester: Wiley, Chapter 1.
Brown, J H, Cooper, C and Kirkaldy, B (1999) 'Stressor exposure and methods of coping among senior police managers at a time of organisational and management change', International Journal of Police Science and Management, 2(3): 217–28.
Ainsworth, P B (2000) Offender Profiling, Cullompton, UK: Willan Publishing, Chapter 4.
Canter, D (2000) 'Offender profiling and criminal differentiation', Legal and Criminological Psychology, 5(1): 23–46.
Gottlieb, S, Arenberg, S, and Singh, R (1998) Crime Analysis: from first report to final arrest, Alpha Publishing: Monterey, USA, Chapter 5.
Jackson, J L and Bekerian, D A (eds) (1997) Offender Profiling: theory, research and practice, Chichester: Wiley, Chapter 1.
Pease, K (1998) 'Repeat victimization: taking stock', Crime Prevention and Detection Series Paper 90, London: Home Office Police Research Group.