PY2110 - Forensic Psychology

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
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Forensic psychology explores emotional and behavioural issues that relate to the law and legal systems. Psychological knowledge is applied to the understanding of crime and criminal justice. This subject examines the role a forensic psychologist plays in the provision of advice to personnel within the justice system; the diagnosis and treatment of incarcerated and probationed offenders and techniques used to screen and evaluate personnel in the law enforcement and judicial systems. Germane topics in abnormal psychology, clinical psychology, personality and developmental psychology, psychometric testing and social psychology are dealt with insofar as they inform the tasks of psychologists in forensic settings.

Learning Outcomes

• assist the student to develop anawareness of the ethical issues that arise when working within the sub-discipline of forensic psychology;
• illustrate the links between forensic psychology and other areas of psychology, such as abnormal psychology and social psychology;
• provide a basic knowledge of the tools and techniques used by the forensic psychologist whilst working within the various areas of the sub-discipline;
• provide a working knowledge of the broad areas that forensic psychology encompasses.

Availabilities
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coordinator:	pskt
Lecturers:	Ms Simone Fischer, jc154125.
Contact hours:	26 hours 12 hours 12 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (25%); (25%).
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coordinator:	pskt
Lecturers:	jc154125, Assoc. Professor Terry Engelberg-Moston.
Contact hours:	26 hours 12 hours 12 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (25%); (25%).
, , Study Period 31
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Face to face teaching 23-Jan-2006 to 17-Mar-2006
Coordinator:	jc154125
Lecturer:	jc161446.
Contact hours:	24 hours 33 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (25%); (25%).
, , Study Period 34
Census Date 22-Dec-2006
Face to face teaching 06-Nov-2006 to 02-Feb-2007
Coordinator:	jc154125
Lecturer:	jc161446.
Contact hours:	24 hours 24 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (25%); (25%).
, , Study Period 6
Census Date 07-Jul-2006
Face to face teaching 26-Jun-2006 to 28-Jun-2006 (13 hrs of lectures during mid year vacation and 13 hrs during lecture recess in Semester 2. Tutorials and practicals will be spread across the semester.)
Coordinator:	pskt
Lecturers:	Ms Simone Fischer, jc154125.
Contact hours:	26 hours 12 hours 12 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (25%); (25%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.