Who teaches Criminal Psychology to Japanese undergraduates?: Analysis of lecturers delivering undergraduate courses on “Forensic and Criminal Psychology”

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  • Ogata Kohske
    Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Osaka Ohtani University

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  • 大学生は誰から犯罪心理学を学んでいるのか？—「司法・犯罪心理学」担当教員の実態—
  • 大学生は誰から犯罪心理学を学んでいるのか? : 「司法・犯罪心理学」担当教員の実態
  • ダイガクセイ ワ ダレ カラ ハンザイ シンリガク オ マナンデ イル ノ カ? : 「 シホウ ・ ハンザイ シンリガク 」 タントウ キョウイン ノ ジッタイ

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<p>After the Certified Public Psychologist Act came into effect, the “Forensic and Criminal Psychology (F & CP)” course in Japanese undergraduate study programs has been an urgent requirement. This study aimed to examine lecturers in charge of delivering this subject. The official homepages of all Japanese universities (N＝783) in fiscal year (FY) 2019 were examined to collect information on syllabi for the “F & CP” courses being offered (if any). Overall, 137 lecturers were teaching students in 155 universities. Based on the scientist–practitioner model, criminal psychologists were defined according to three conditions: (1) membership of the Japanese Association of Criminal Psychology, (2) research articles accepted in the Japanese Journal of Criminal Psychology, and (3) practical experience in forensic and/or criminal fields. In FY 2019, 30 criminal psychologists, with 77 professionals in criminal psychology, and 30 nonprofessionals lectured undergraduates on “F & CP.” Their expertize were examined using cluster analysis and nonmetric principal component analysis. Results showed that “F & CP” was related to “Social, Group, and Family Psychology;” “Legal and Administrative Systems;” “Professionalism of Licensed Psychologists;” “Psychological Assessment;” “Psychology of Emotion and Personality;” and “other subjects.” Furthermore, requirements in relation to criminal psychologists concerning “F & CP” learners were discussed.</p>

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