- Code
- LAW 303
- Name
- Law and Psychology
- Semester
- Lecture hours
- 3.00
- Seminar hours
- 0.00
- Laborator hours
- 0.00
- Credits
- 3.00
- ECTS
- 4.00
- Description
-
This course is designed to assist students in understanding the legal and psychological approaches to human behavior and how they interact. This course considers diverse points of view, focuses on a wide range of arguments based on varying types of evidence, is self-contained and therefore does not presuppose prior work in psychology or in law, and welcomes comments and suggestions
- Objectives
-
Students explore how psychological concepts are applied to the criminal and legal processes through the fields of forensic and investigative psychology.
- Java
- Tema
- 1
- Introduction to psychology of law
- 2
- Theories of Personality
- 3
- Theories of criminal behavior
- 4
- Personality Disorders
- 5
- Sexual crimes. Psychological profiles of offenders
- 6
- Domestic violence
- 7
- Victimology: The rights of victims, witnesses psychology
- 8
- Midterm Exam
- 9
- Juvenile delinquency
- 10
- Pornography, cyber bullying, sexting
- 11
- Terrorism. Theories and characteristics of terrorists
- 12
- Dissolution of marriage. Divorce and Parenting
- 13
- The role of the psychologist in criminal and civil cases
- 14
- Psychological evaluation. Assessment instruments
- 15
- Rehabilitation of offenders. Probation Service
- 16
- Final Exam
- 1
- Contrast the perspectives of psychology and law
- 2
- Demonstrate understanding of psychological research on relevant legal topics (e.g. assessment of risk among criminal offenders, etc.)
- 3
- Describe the different types of forensic psychological evaluations and the procedures used by psychologists to obtain information that forms the basis of their opinions
- Quantity Percentage Total percent
- Midterms
- 1 30% 30%
- Quizzes
- 0 0% 0%
- Projects
- 1 25% 25%
- Term projects
- 0 0% 0%
- Laboratories
- 0 0% 0%
- Class participation
- 1 10% 10%
- Total term evaluation percent
- 65%
- Final exam percent
- 35%
- Total percent
- 100%
- Quantity Duration (hours) Total (hours)
- Course duration (including exam weeks)
- 16 3 48
- Off class study hours
- 14 2 28
- Duties
- 1 6 6
- Midterms
- 1 8 8
- Final exam
- 1 10 10
- Other
- 0 0 0
- Total workLoad
- 100
- Total workload / 25 (hours)
- 4.00
- ECTS
- 4.00