PC390 Forensic Psychology

Prerequisite: PC 201 and C or better in PC 313 Abnormal Psychology; PC 301 Developmental Psychology recommended A survey of the many connections between psychology and the U.S. legal system. Class topics include competence to stand trial, the insanity plea, assessing for future dangerousness, violent offenders, improving the reliability of adult and child eyewitness procedures; interrogation and confession practices, factors that affect jury decision making; the death penalty, the sexual victimization of women and children, race and the law, and juvenile justice. Offered periodically.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

(PC201 [minimum grade = D-] or PC201 [transfer credit]) and (PC313 [minimum grade = D-] or PC313 [transfer credit])