PSYC243

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Psychology and the Law

Psychology College of Liberal Arts

Course Subject Code

PSYC

Course Number

243

Status

Active

Course Attributes

BSS: GenEd-Breadth/Social Science, DVUS: GenEd-Diversity US, EMPS: Major-Psychology Elective, MPSY: Major-Psychology, PPD: GenEd-Power/Privilege/Diff, ENPS: Minor-Psychology Elective, NPSY: Minor-Psychology

Course Short Title

Psychology and the Law

Course Long Title

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Course Description

Explores psychology’s implications for the criminal justice system, including contexts such as police departments, courtrooms, jury rooms, etc. Explores, for example, the psychological factors that: shape interactions between police officers and the public; operate during interrogations; influence the accuracy of eyewitness testimony; shape whether people believe testimony; influence jury decision-making; and impact punishment and sentencing decisions. The overarching goals will be (a) to evaluate whether the criminal justice system’s assumptions about people are supported or contradicted by psychological theory and research and (b) to consider the ways psychological insights might be used to improve the criminal justice system.

Min

4

Repeatable

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Course Restrictions

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Equivalent Course(s)

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