Description
Psychology and Law
Application of social psychological theory and research to criminal behavior and the criminal justice system. Specific topics include crime causation, mass media effects, jury selection, eyewitness accuracy, and crime prevention.

Outcomes: An understanding of core theoretical and methodological approaches to criminal justice research, development of skills needed to perform psychologically oriented criminal justice research.
Details
Grading Basis
Graded
Units
3
Component
Lecture - Required
Offering
Course
PSYC 485
Academic Group
College of Arts and Sciences
Academic Organization
Psychology
Enrollment Requirements
Restricted to Graduate School students.