Psychology
PSYC 360 Psychology and Law (4)
In this course, we will examine how psychology interfaces with legal issues. Topics we will explore include: criminal responsibility, eyewitness memory and testimony, jury selection and jury decision-making, the insanity defense, involuntary civil commitment, forensic evaluation in cases of child sexual abuse, false confessions, profiling, and child custody determinations.
- Prerequisite: PSYC 210
- Offering: Alternate years
- Instructor: Goldberg Edelson