Course Title: | Psychology of Crime Section JF |
Course Code: | psofcrjf |
MA NCES Code: | 04254 |
Discipline: | Social Studies |
Grade Level: | 11, 12 |
Level: | Honors |
Offering: | Fall Only (Fall: 25 Seats; )
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Duration: | 15 weeks |
Prerequisites: | |
Additional Requirements: | |
Accredited by: | Certified by NCAA for initial-eligibility (VHS School Code: 221356); Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools; Northwest Accreditation Commission |
Course Requires a Media Kit to be Shipped to Students:
No |
Course Requires a Media Kit to be Purchased by Course Sponsor
(see additional details below):
No |
Description:
Students will learn how psychology applies to questions and issues relating to law and the legal system. The course will include all aspects of the legal system including police, the trial and corrections. Topics will include: recovered memories, children as victims and offenders, violence and murder, strategies for interviewing witnesses, expert testimony, and factors influencing the credibility of witnesses, victims and offenders and insanity. Students will also examine the relationship of psychology and law in the educational and work settings. |