FOR 3120 - Basics in Law

Institution:

Alliant International University

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Description:

This course surveys material in legal psychology, forensic psychology, and psychological jurisprudence while emphasizing mainstream psycho-legal empirical research. The course examines the legal system's basic assumptions and procedures in light of empirical social scientific evidence in order to reach understanding of how the system actually works--not just how the law assumes that it works. The greatly increased interaction between the fields of psychology and law, names legal psychology, forensic psychology, and psychological jurisprudence, will be explored.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.alliant.edu

Phone Number:

(866) 825-5426

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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