PSY654 SOCIAL PSYCHO.ASPECTS OF LEGAL PROCESSES
| Course Code: |
2330654 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Psychology |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall Semesters. |
Course Content
The aim of the course is to explore psychological aspects of court procedures: particularly decision making in court; juries and rules of evidence; sentencing procedures; sentencing styles and bias; definition of insanity and responsibility; predicting dangerousness; status of victims in court and victimization research; special status of children in court.
