Forensic Psychology

Instructor:
Jonathan Golding
320
Credits:
3.0
001
Building:
Mine and Minerals Research Building
Room:
Rm.112
Semester:
Fall 2024
Start Date:
End Date:
Name:
Forensic Psychology
Class Type:
LEC
9:00 am
9:50 am
Days:
MWF

This course examines the implications of psychological theory and methods for law and the criminal justice system. There is a concentration on psychological research on legal topics (e.g., confessions, eyewitness testimony, jury decision-making, sentencing), social issues (e.g., theories of crime, the death penalty, children and the legal system, race and legal issues, victims of crime), and on psychologists as an important component of the legal system (, assessing insanity, competence to testify, criminal profiling).

This course examines the implications of psychological theory and methods for law and the criminal justice system. There is a concentration on psychological research on legal topics (e.g., confessions, eyewitness testimony, jury decision-making, sentencing), social issues (e.g., theories of crime, the death penalty, children and the legal system, race and legal issues, victims of crime), and on psychologists as an important component of the legal system (, assessing insanity, competence to testify, criminal profiling).

PSY