OLET2602 Psychology of Crime (University of Sydney): rated 3.6/5 overall across 12 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
OLET2602 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Science in Psychology Academic Operations. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 犯罪心理学
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Psychology Academic Operations
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
Psychology of Crime investigates the interplay between psychology and the criminal legal system. In particular, it focuses on an array of topics including: perpetrators and defendants, interviewing, false confessions, jury deliberation, eyewitness memory, fitness to stand trial, rehabilitation of offenders, and expert evidence.
OLET2602 has 12 scored reviews: overall 3.6/5 · usefulness 2.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 2.5 stars); 10 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.9/5).
On Reddit: "OLET2602 Psychology of crime is the easiest HD"
On Reddit: "I would suggest that for each semester, you should do 3 x 2 credit oles, along with 18 credits of your usual units (adding up to 24 credits). And also make sure to check the deadlines for each Oles, as a lot of them are intensives. Therefore, ideally you should try to make it no…"
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Q: Is OLET2602 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 12 reviews: usefulness 2.5/5, overall 3.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches OLET2602, and when is it offered?
A: OLET2602 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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