PSYC 460 - Psychology and the Law

Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lab Hour(s): 0
Credit Hour(s): 3

This course explores the practical applications of psychology and the law within the outline of scientific psychology and real world contexts. Topical areas include profiling, abuse, mass murders, predicting dangerousness, sociopathic personality, insanity, mental illness, false confessions, pedophilia, child abuse, child testimony, custody, battered spouse syndrome, elder abuse, competence, jury behavior, workplace discrimination, sexual harassment, forensic interviewing, police selection and hiring, polygraph accuracy, and jury behavior. Ethical concerns are related to the use of psychological knowledge and obligations to the community by promoting scientifically based testimony. The course content crosses multiple disciplines. Spring, Odd-years

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 103, PSYC 210, and 3 additional PSYC credits or CRMJ 151.