COURTROOM PSYCHOLOGY

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Prerequisite: Baccalaureate degree from accredited institution.This course will examine the relationships between psychology and the processes of the American courtroom. Issues to be explored include: jury selection, jury decision-making, eyewitness testimony, characteristics of individuals in courtroom processes that influence juries, courtroom persuasion tactics, and patterns of sentencing based on the preceding. Faculty: J. DUNTLEY