PSY 480 - Forensic Psychology

Credit(s): 3

Interface of psychological concepts, principles, and skills with the individuals and practices involved in the criminal justice system. Topics may include, but are not limited to: roles and responsibilities of forensic psychologists, aggression and violent crime, mass murders and serial killers, the psychology of terrorism, cults, and extremism, eyewitness testimony and accuracy, false confessions, competency to stand trial, sanity and the insanity plea, juries and the courtroom, police psychology and investigations, the role of mental illness in the court system, risk assessment, psychopathy, and intimate partner violence.
Concurrently: No
Prerequisite(s): PSY 133 General Psychology and at least sophomore standing or consent of instructor