PSYC 188 CM - Psychology and Law

Examines psychological assumptions and interpersonal processes in the American legal system. Issues such as police interrogation, plea bargains, jury selection, eyewitness identification, attorney persuasion tactics, jury decision-making, lie detection, the insanity defense, the effectiveness of prisons, and the death penalty are analyzed from a social-psychological perspective.

Prerequisite: One lower-division psychology course

Offered: Every year

Credit: 1

Course Number: PSYC188 CM