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Identifier
o24erat3
Coverage
Greensboro, North Carolina
Publisher
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
College Name
John R. and Kathy R. Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences
Department Name
Department of Psychology
Course Number/Section
PSYC 373
Date/Term
2021
Course Description
This course is a study of the psychological theories and research that address legal issues, and the role psychologists play in the criminal justice system. This course gives an overview of services provided by psychologists, such as expert witnessing, criminal profiling, trial consulting, legal decision making on child custody, jury selection, and other issues. Coverage will include the assessment and therapeutic services provided to individuals in forensic settings with suspected deviant behaviors such as drug abuse, mental illness, suicide, and sexual deviance. Also covered are the ethical issues confronted by psychologists in the criminal justice system.
Required Textbook 1
Hickey, E.W. (2016). Serial Murderers and Their Victims. (7th Edition). Cenage Learning. ISBN: 9781305261693.
Required Textbook 1 Price
$62
OER Selection 1
General Psychology : An Introduction
OER URL
https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/626
Recommended Citation
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, "Forensic Psychology" (2021). Open Educational Resources Syllabus Review. 3.
https://digital.library.ncat.edu/oerrs/3