Criminal Justice System Courses and Certifications

Incarceration: Are Prisons a Suitable Punishment?

120 reviews

Explore life inside UK prisons. Learn whether this type of punishment reduces crime and if rehabilitation can prevent reoffending.

• FutureLearn
• 2 weeks, 4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Hamilton College

Incarceration's Witnesses: American Prison Writing

1 review

Study how first-person testimonial by incarcerated people writing about their experience inside—prisoner witness—can help us in understanding the American prison system.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Myths in law

1 rating at OpenLearn

Have you ever wondered how much truth there was reflected in your favourite court room drama? How accurate is your favourite crime series in depicting the way the criminal justice system works? If you have, then this free course is for you. You will be…

• OpenLearn
• 10 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Crime and Punishment in the Shadows of Doubt

Explore the impact of stereotypes on criminal justice with Columbia University's Rajiv Sethi in this 1-2 hour online study from Santa Fe Institute.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Autistic People's Rights and the Law

2 ratings at FutureLearn

Learn about legislation affecting the rights of autistic people within social care, employment and the criminal justice system.

• FutureLearn
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Introduction to critical criminology

31 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Introduction to critical criminology, provides a brief introduction to critical criminological thinking. It defines the ways in which critical criminologists take a 'critical ...

• OpenLearn
• 2 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

The Aspen Institute

The Tragic Toll of Mental Illness Behind Bars

Explore the impact of mental health disorders in correctional facilities with The Aspen Institute. Understand why many mentally ill people end up in prison and potential improvements.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

World Science Festival

Brains on Trial - Neuroscience and Law

Explore the intersection of neuroscience and law with World Science Festival's program. Delve into brain scanning technology, its potential courtroom applications, and ethical implications.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

BSidesLV

You're Just Complaining Because You're Guilty - A Guide for Citizens and Hackers to Adversarial Testing of Software Used in the Criminal Justice System

Explore adversarial testing of software used in the criminal justice system with this 1-2 hour material from BSidesLV.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Parole Denied - One Man's Fight Against a COMPAS Risk Assessment

Explore the controversial COMPAS risk assessment in criminal sentencing with ACM's short tutorial. Hear firsthand accounts of its impact and discuss the role of algorithms in justice.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

TED

A Juror's Reflections on the Death Penalty

Explore the personal reflections of a juror on the death penalty in this engaging TED talk. In less than an hour, delve into the moral complexities of capital punishment.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

TEDx

What if You Were Innocent?

Explore the mission of the Innocence Project London in a powerful TEDx talk by co-founder Louise Hewitt. Learn about wrongful convictions and their impact on legal systems in under an hour.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Institute for Advanced Study

Do Simpler Models Exist and How Can We Find Them? - Cynthia Rudin

Explore simpler models in the criminal justice system with Cynthia Rudin from the Institute for Advanced Study. Learn about decision trees, overfitting, and the Rashomon effect in under an hour.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

EuroPython Conference

Python in Prison - How Open Source Can Change a Criminal Justice System

Explore how Python and open-source can transform the criminal justice system in this less than 1-hour keynote by Jessica McKellar at the EuroPython Conference.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

TEDx

The Life-Changing Magic of Standing Up For Yourself

Explore self-advocacy and its impact on loneliness and criminal justice with Aasha Ealy in this TEDx talk. Gain insights in under an hour.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk