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GENERAL COURSE DESCRIPTION
This introductory course details the multiple topics that compose the field of forensic psychology, forensic psychiatry or criminal psychology and is primarily based on articles by Dr. T. O'Connor. Forensic Psychology is generally defined as the application of the science and profession of psychology to issues relating to law and the legal system. "Forensic" refers to the application of scientific principles and practices to the adversary process where especially knowledgeable scientists play a role. This course is aimed to introduce participants to the numerous issues that are involved in the field of forensic psychology. While the course is aimed at breadth rather than depth, it does provide many resources and references on each topic, enabling participants to inquire further into areas of interest.
The course covers the following sub-areas within forensic psychology: The relationships among Mental Health, Social Science and Law, Police Psychology, Criminology, Investigative Psychology, Crime Psychology, Theories of Crime, Lie Detection, Eyewitness Errors, Hypnosis, Psychotherapy, False Confession, Psychopathy, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Expert Testimony, Daubert, Psychology of Violence and Hate, School and Violence, Sexual Predation & Pedophilia, Custody, Violence and Abuse, Repressed and Recovered Memories, Assessment of Competency and Sanity, and Correctional Psychology.
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Educational Objectives:
This course will teach psychotherapists to
- Identify the many areas involved in forensic psychology.
- Review the foundation of criminal psychology.
- List resources available in the field of forensic psychology.
- Find dozens of resources on the variety of topics related to forensic psychology.
Course Syllabus:
- An Overview of Forensic Psychology
- Mental Health, Social Science and Law
- Police Psychology
- Criminology, Investigative Psychology and Crime Psychology
- Investigative Psychology and Criminology
- Applied Criminology
- Criminal Psychology
- Moral Development and Developmental Theories of Crime
- Psychobiological Criminology
- Mental Deficiency and Crime
- Lie Detection
- Scientific Lie Detection
- Lie Detection and Hypnosis
- False Confessions and Eyewitness Errors
- Psychopathy and Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Expert Testimony and Consulting
- Trial Consulting and Expert Testimony
- Expert Evidence and Expert Witness Testimony
- Admissibility of Scientific Evidence under Daubert
- Psychology of Violence and Hate
- The Psychology of Violence, Intimidation and Hate
- School Violence
- Workplace Violence
- The Psychology of Sexual Predation and Pedophilia
- Family: Custody, Violence and Abuse
- Psychology of Victims - Victim Psychology
- Family Forensic Psychology
- The Psychology of Family Violence
- Female Batterers
- Repressed and Recovered Memories
- Assessment of Competency and Sanity
- Correctional Psychology in Adult and Juvenile Settings
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