JST443 Psychology and The Legal System (8)

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.

No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2019.

Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security

Enrolment Restrictions

Not available to students who have completed 26205 Psychology and Criminal Justice II or PSY313 Psychology and the Legal System

Incompatible Subjects

PSY313

Learning Outcomes

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

This 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

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The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2019. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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