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Apr 19, 2024
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PSYCH 533 - Law and Mental Health
Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor
The purpose of this course is to give the students an understanding of the American legal system. Students will learn how it operates, the defining principles, and the role of the psychologist and others with mental health expertise in this context. Students will become familiar with the laws pertinent to applied forensic psychology in both Civil and Criminal Courts. Students will learn how various Regulations, Penal Codes, Statutes and the Constitution frame and limit, the input of the mental health professional within the legal system. Students will learn the ways in which the current Case Law structures the everyday practice of forensic psychology. Students will learn how the pertinent Case Law exemplifies and delineates and clarifies the use of Psychology in the Courtroom by Judges and in other settings as defined and determined by the Courts. Students will learn about the historical development of the use of the mental-health expert within the Court system and the ramifications of those realities currently. Students will develop an appreciation for the differences between the perspectives and goals the disciplines of law and psychology.
3 credits
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