PSYCH 469 Legal Psychology

Notes describing competency in the eyes of the court, as well as how to assess for competency to stand trial.

Notes describing how juries make decisions on trial convictions and how juries perceive and understand the case.

Notes describing techniques, factors, and the procedure of jury selection in the court and trial procedures.

Notes describing different types of punishments as seen by the courts and society, as well as sentencing techniques and influences.

Notes describing what pretrial publicity is and its impacts on jury selection and how the jury understands the crime and trials. Also describes the effects of pretrial publicity on convictions.

Notes describing eyewitness identification and how it works. Describes influences involved, police line-up techniques, and post-identification feedback.

Notes describing deception and techniques used to detect suspects engaged in deceptive behaviors. Also goes over Miranda rights and how they are understood and invoked, as well as how Miranda rights are eroded due to legislation.

Notes describing interrogation techniques used by the police on suspects as well as tactics used to coerce confessions from suspects

Notes going over the study of victims and how society perceives and treats victims.