FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY (PSY 330)

Term: Summer 2008

Faculty

Schedule

Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri, 8:15 AM - 10:35 AM (5/13/2008 - 7/30/2008) Location: MAIN TAY 110

Description

330: Forensic Psychology.
Goal: To understand the application of psychological principles to forensic psychology.
Content: Forensic Psychology involves the application of psychological knowledge or methods to a task faced by the legal system. Both the production and application of the knowledge and methods of psychology to the civil and criminal justice system are explored (e.g., eyewitness memory and testimony, criminal behavior, jury decision making, or competency evaluations).
Taught: Fall.
Prerequisite: PSY 101.
Credit: 3 hours, cross-listed as FSC 330.