PSYC218

This course is designed to introduce students to the many ways in which psychology and the law intersect. Topics to be addressed include research on eyewitness accuracy, research on jury processes, expert witnesses in the field of psychology, evaluations of competence to stand trial, insanity defenses, psychologists as consultants in jury selection, the psychology of hate crimes, false confessions, and criminal profiling. We will also discuss ethical issues that arise at this intersection of psychology and law.