JST443 Psychology and The Legal System (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Justice Studies (JUSTU)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject focuses on the role of psychologists in relation to the practice of the law; decision making and behaviour of police, courtroom participants, and correctional personnel. Covers police interrogation, police discretion, eye witness testimony, jury decision making, sentencing, and the negative psychological effects of imprisonment.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
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| Distance | Bathurst |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: JST443
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Not available to students who have completed 26205 Psychology and Criminal Justice II or PSY313 Psychology and the Legal System
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to demonstrate an understanding of the decision making processes of police, juries, judges and parole officers from a psychological perspective
- be able to demonstrate an understanding of the psychological limitations of eye witness testimony
- be able to describe the psychological impact of imprisonment upon inamtes
- be able to apply a psychological understanding of the behaviour of criminal justice personnel to addressing the problems of bias, disparity and prisoner institutionalization in the criminal justice system
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Police Discretion - Eye Witness Testimony - Jury Deliberation - Sentencing - The Decision to Release from Prison - The Psychological Effects of Imprisonment
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.