Law and Psychology

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Skënder Brucaj, PhD

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.

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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