BTEC Assignment Brief
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate in Applied
Psychology
Qualification
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in
Applied Psychology
Unit number and title
Unit 4: Criminal and Forensic Psychology
Learning aim(s) (For NQF A: Understand different psychological approaches to
only) explaining criminal behaviour
Theoretical perspectives on the approaches and explanations
Assignment title
of criminal behaviour
A. Birnie, L. Arthur, E. Crawford
Assessor
w/b 7/2/22
Issue date
Friday 4/3/22 4pm
Hand in deadline
In your new research role within the National Crime Agency
you have been tasked with researching how useful
psychological approaches are in explaining a range of crimes.
Vocational Scenario or Drawing on psychological approaches and studies you will
Context explain the range of crimes committed by the Kray twins,
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell and John Wayne Gacy.
You must make reference to a range of crimes in your
report: Violent crime, white collar crime, theft and burglary.
Produce a report that provides an evaluation, discussion
and explanation on the psychological approaches and
research used to explain criminal behaviour.
Your report should include the following:
● An evaluation in the use of psychological approaches
and research to explain criminal behaviour with
reference to the Kray twins, using two pieces of
research from each approach
Task 1
● Discuss the explanations of criminal behaviour
utilising psychological research with reference to the
Kray twins, using two pieces of research from each
approach
● An explanation of the use of psychological
approaches with supporting evidence in the
explanation of criminal behaviour, with reference to
different types of crime Violent crime, white collar
crime, theft and burglary.
Checklist of evidence Poster or Report (P1, P2)
required Report (M1, D1)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate in Applied
Psychology
Qualification
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in
Applied Psychology
Unit number and title
Unit 4: Criminal and Forensic Psychology
Learning aim(s) (For NQF A: Understand different psychological approaches to
only) explaining criminal behaviour
Theoretical perspectives on the approaches and explanations
Assignment title
of criminal behaviour
A. Birnie, L. Arthur, E. Crawford
Assessor
w/b 7/2/22
Issue date
Friday 4/3/22 4pm
Hand in deadline
In your new research role within the National Crime Agency
you have been tasked with researching how useful
psychological approaches are in explaining a range of crimes.
Vocational Scenario or Drawing on psychological approaches and studies you will
Context explain the range of crimes committed by the Kray twins,
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell and John Wayne Gacy.
You must make reference to a range of crimes in your
report: Violent crime, white collar crime, theft and burglary.
Produce a report that provides an evaluation, discussion
and explanation on the psychological approaches and
research used to explain criminal behaviour.
Your report should include the following:
● An evaluation in the use of psychological approaches
and research to explain criminal behaviour with
reference to the Kray twins, using two pieces of
research from each approach
Task 1
● Discuss the explanations of criminal behaviour
utilising psychological research with reference to the
Kray twins, using two pieces of research from each
approach
● An explanation of the use of psychological
approaches with supporting evidence in the
explanation of criminal behaviour, with reference to
different types of crime Violent crime, white collar
crime, theft and burglary.
Checklist of evidence Poster or Report (P1, P2)
required Report (M1, D1)
