PSY6403 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF LEGAL PROCESSES
| Course Code: | 2336403 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Psychology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
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.