| Course Name | Forensic Psychology |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| PSY 320 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The major goal of this course is to provide a broad overview of the field of forensic psychology and the application of psychology within the legal and criminal justice systems. The knowledge and practice of forensic psychology, legal contexts in which psychologists work, the roles and functions of forensic psychologists within the justice system and how the justice system is organized in our country will be discussed. Particular emphasis will be on applied aspects of the field. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course is designed to provide an understanding of the relationship between psychology and law by showing how research and theory in the field of psychology inform the legal process. Titles include; crime and guilt, violence, social risk factors, crime victims, corrective mechanisms, functioning of courts, taking testimony from child witnesses and ethics. Students will be introduced to the application of relevant theory and research to real life events and practice, and they will be enabled to practice. |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to Forensic Psychology | Howitt, (2018). Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology. 6th Edition, Pearson. (Chapter 1-3; pp. 1-40) Bartol, C.R. & Bartol, A.M. (2016). Criminal Behavior: A Psychological Approach (11th ed.). Pearson. (Chapter 1; pp. 23-49) |
| 2 | Criminal Behavior | Howitt, (2018). Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology. 6th Edition, Pearson. (Chapter 5; pp. 64-82) Bartol, C.R. & Bartol, A.M. (2016). Criminal Behavior: A Psychological Approach (11th ed.). Pearson. (Chapter 2-4; pp. 50-135) |
| 3 | Juvenile Delinquency | Howitt, (2018). Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology. 6th Edition, Pearson. (Chapter 6; pp. 83-109) Bartol, C.R. & Bartol, A.M. (2016). Criminal Behavior: A Psychological Approach (11th ed.). Pearson. (Chapter 6; pp. 164-199) |
| 4 | Sexual Crimes | Howitt, (2018). Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology. 6th Edition, Pearson. (Chapter 9-10; pp. 159-213) Bartol, C.R. & Bartol, A.M. (2016). Criminal Behavior: A Psychological Approach (11th ed.). Pearson. (Chapter 12-13; pp. 370-424) |
| 5 | Mental Disorders and Crime | Howitt, (2018). Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology. 6th Edition, Pearson. (Chapter 21; pp. 433-452) Bartol, C.R. & Bartol, A.M. (2016). Criminal Behavior: A Psychological Approach (11th ed.). Pearson. (Chapter 8; pp. 235-268) |
| 6 | Eyewitness Testimony | Howitt, (2018). Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology. 6th Edition, Pearson. (Chapter 13; pp. 267-292) |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | |
| 8 | Children as Witnesses | Howitt, (2018). Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology. 6th Edition, Pearson. (Chapter 20; pp. 408-432) |
| 9 | Criteria Based Content Analysis | Amado, B. G., Arce, R., Fariña, F. (2015), Undeutsch hypothesis and criteria based content analysis: A meta-analytic review, The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context, 7(1), 3-12. |
| 10 | Profile Analysis | Howitt, (2018). Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology. 6th Edition, Pearson. (Chapter 14-15; pp. 293-329) |
| 11 | Lie Detecting | Howitt, (2018). Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology. 6th Edition, Pearson. (Chapter 18-19; pp. 369-407) |
| 12 | False Allegations, False and True Confessions | Howitt, (2018). Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology. 6th Edition, Pearson. (Chapter 16-17; pp. 330-368) |
| 13 | Assessment of Risk | Howitt, (2018). Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology. 6th Edition, Pearson. (Chapter 27; pp. 549-577) |
| 14 | Ethical Decision Making - Decision Making Mechanisms | APA Code of Ethics Klein, G. (2008). Naturalistic decision making. Human factors, 50(3), 456-460. |
| 15 | Delivery of the Proposals and Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Howitt, (2018). Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology, 6th Edition, Pearson. ISBN: 978-1-292-18716-7 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Amado, B. G., Arce, R., Fariña, F. (2015), Undeutsch hypothesis and criteria based content analysis: A meta-analytic review. The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context, 7(1), 3-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpal.2014.11.002 American Psychological Association. (2017). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct. Washington, DC. https://www.apa.org/ethics/code/ethics-code-2017.pdf Bartol, C.R. & Bartol, A.M. (2016). Criminal Behavior: A Psychological Approach (11th ed.). Pearson. ISBN: 1-292-15771-2 Klein, G. (2008). Naturalistic decision making. Human factors, 50(3), 456-460. doi: 10.1518/001872008X288385. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | ||
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| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
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| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 60 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 60 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 4 | 52 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 35 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 45 | |
| Total | 180 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have knowledge of basic concepts, theories, approaches (behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, social, developmental, statistical, humanistic, psychodynamic, and socio-cultural), and current applications specific to the field of psychology by using current course materials and instruments. | |||||
| 2 | To have basic knowledge and skills about the applications in the different subfields of psychology. | X | ||||
| 3 | To have basic knowledge about the testing and measurement instruments used in different subfields of psychology and basic level skill that does not require expertise in carrying out applications in different subfields of psychology. | |||||
| 4 | To make use of other disciplines that may contribute to psychology and have basic knowledge about the contribution of psychology to these disciplines. | X | ||||
| 5 | To have cumulative knowledge about the position of psychology as a scientific discipline in Turkey, the conducted research, applications and problems encountered from past to present in the field of psychology. | |||||
| 6 | To have the competence to conduct a research individually and/or as a team using the knowledge acquired in the field of psychology, interpret the findings obtained by using scientific problem solving and critical thinking approaches. | |||||
| 7 | To have the ability to construct a research hypothesis, create a research design, collect data, analyze it, report it in a scientific writing format, and interpret it by using basic knowledge related to testing and measurement, research methods, and statistics acquired in the field of psychology. | |||||
| 8 | To have the competence to share the theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the field of psychology with the experts and lay people by using the required information and communication technologies in scientific studies and events that benefit the society. | X | ||||
| 9 | To have knowledge of the relevant professional and ethical values in the domains of psychology and respect individual differences and human rights in research and practices related to psychology. | X | ||||
| 10 | To constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following both national and international publications in the field of psychology, the developments in testing and measurement instruments and software programs used in the discipline. | |||||
| 11 | To establish written and verbal communication with experts and lay people by using both Turkish and English. | |||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | |||||
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