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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSYC 4083 - Forensic Psychology


Credit Hours: 3
This course is intended for advanced undergraduate psychology majors and students in other majors who are interested in introduction and overview of forensic psychology.  Forensic psychology involves the application of psychological knowledge or methods to:  criminal investigation assessing defendant for insanity or competency, assessing people for risk of violence, sexual offense or other dangerous behaviors, trial and trial jury consultation, child-custody evaluations, understanding interrogations, confessions and eyewitness identification, and the selection and training of law enforcement officers.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1101 and Junior/Senior standing