Forensic Psychology

Catalog description

This course serves as an introduction to the field of forensic psychology. Broadly, forensic psychology is the application of psychological knowledge to legal matters. Although the field of forensic psychology includes several subspecialties (e.g., clinical forensic psychology, correctional psychology, legal psychology, forensic neuropsychology) the primary focus of this course is to introduce forensic evaluations within the criminal, civil, and family court systems. This course serves to provide students with an introduction to practice standards, specialized assessment measures, case law, and research.