Spring 2024 - PSYC 268 D100
Introduction to Law and Psychology (3)
Class Number: 1632
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, Wed, Fri, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Apr 20, 2024
Sat, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Adele Quigley-McBride
aquigley@sfu.ca
Office: RCB 6317
Office Hours: TBC
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Prerequisites:
PSYC 102.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
An introduction to the area of law and psychology. The role and influence of psychology in the legal system will be discussed. Topics include: social psychology and law, developmental psychology and law, juvenile justice, experimental psychology and law, mental disability and law.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course will introduce students to the area of psychology and law, or forensic psychology, by providing an overview of topics at the intersection of psychology and the legal system. Topics covered include policing, interrogations and confessions, eyewitness memory and identification, assessments in forensic psychology, decision-making and judgment in forensic analysis, expert testimony, juror decision-making, plea bargaining, children and the law, and correctional psychology.
Grading
- In-class assessments: 15%
- First mid-term exam: 25%
- Second mid-term exam: 25%
- Final Exam: 35%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Pozzulo, J., Bennell, C. and Forth, A. (2022). Forensic Psychology (6th ed.). Pearson.
ISBN: 9780135749906
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
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