Schedule
Sat-Sun, 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM (11/2/2019 - 11/3/2019) Location: LAWR LAWR5
Sat-Sun, 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM (11/16/2019 - 11/17/2019) Location: LAWR LAWR5
Description
This course is an introduction to the field of forensic psychology and examines how psychological theory and practice intersect with the law, the legal system and the field of criminal justice. It will offer a broad perspective of the field and will cover the role that psychology has played in an number of related areas including: theories of crime and criminal behavior, the nature of eyewitness tertimony, criminal investigation, the psychological evaluation and understanding of criminal suspets and jury selection.