January 2023 University Catalog with April Addendum

PSY6930 Current Issues and Trends in Forensic Practice

Learners in this course analyze current forensic psychology issues and examine appropriate application of scientific methods to forensic situations. Topics include eye-witness identification, legal decision making, forensic assessment and reporting, criminal defenses, profiling, polygraphy, risk assessment, jury composition, scientific jury selection, and other selected topics of interest to both the psychology and legal fields.

Credits

5

Prerequisite

PSY6210, PSY6910, PSY6920