Course's objective is to learn concurrance of psychology and law and to learn usage areas of psychology in law system.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
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Instructor(s)
Assoc. Prof. Ayhan Erbay
Course Assistant(s)
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Schedule
Monday,15.00-18.00 ,Seminary Hall II, Ataköy Campus
Office Hour(s)
Teaching Methods and Techniques
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Principle Sources
1. EREM, Faruk (2003) Adalet Psikolojisi, Suçlu Psikolojisi-Usul Psikolojisi-Mahpusun Psikolojisi, Gözden geçirilerek güncellenmiş 11. Baskı, Başkent Klişe Matbaacılık, Ankara.
2. YÜCEL, Mustafa Tören (2007) Adalet Psikolojisi, 6. Baskı, Başkent Matbaası, Ankara.
3. SOKULLU-AKINCI, R. Füsun (2010) Kriminoloji, 7. Baskı, Beta Basım Yayım Dağıtım A.Ş, İstanbul.
4. SOKULLU-AKINCI, R. Füsun (2008) Viktimoloji (Mağdurbilim), 2. Baskı, Beta Basım Yayım Dağıtım A.Ş, İstanbul.
5. DİNÇMEN, Kriton (1984) Adli Psikiyatri, Birlik Yayınları, İstanbul.
6. DİNÇMEN, Kriton (2005) Psikiyatri / Psikosomatik Tıp-Sadeleştirilmiş, basitleştirilmiş, 1. Baskı, Pan Yayıncılık, İstanbul.
7. SONGAR, Ayhan (1981) Temel Psikiyatri, Psikofizyolojik Temel Bilgiler, Minnetoğlu Yayınları, İstanbul.
8. AKGÜN, Nejat (1987) Adli Psikiyatri, Ankara.
9. BULL, Ray-Carson, David (1995) Handbook of Psychology in Legal Contexts, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Chichester, England.
10. O'DONOHUE, William & Levensky, Eric (2004) Handbook of Forensic Psychology, Resources for Mental Health and Legal Professionals, Elsevier Acdemic Press, San DiEGO, USA.
Other Sources
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Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction to Forensic Psychology (Definition, history, need to forensic psychology, interested issues, objective and function, methot)
Lecture
2. Week
Knowing forensic system (courthouse, judgement process, law)
Lecture
3. Week
Terms about civil law (personality, right and act licence, authority-custody, psychological disorders, alcohol and drug addiction)
Lecture
4. Week
Terms about criminal law (definition of law, ability to recognize act's meaning and results)
Lecture
5. Week
Crime and Criminal (Definitions, crime theories)
Lecture
6. Week
Crime and Criminal (Crime types, term of violence, views explain violence, classifying violence, domestic abuse, crimes to life, suicide, precautions and approach to offensive person, sexual crimes)
Lecture
7. Week
Crime and criminal (categorizing criminals, children drfiting to crime, elderly criminals, women criminals, psychology of criminal, profiling criminal)
Lecture
8. Week
MIDTERM
9. Week
Victim (the term victim, risk of victim, repeated victimization, Stockholm Syndrome, categorizing victims, victims of domestic abuse, victims of elderly abuse, victims of sexual abuse, victims of child abuse)
Lecture
10. Week
Victim ( sexual abuse on children, Megan Laws, personal problems of victim after crime, theraphy of victim, appointment with victim in child abuse, techniques of forensic appointments, reference stations of sexual attack, must of forensic decleration)
Lecture
11. Week
Employees in judgement process ( psychology of judge, psychology of solicitor, psychology of cop, forensic errors, psychology of inquiry)
Witness ( psychology of witness, decleration of witness and factors effect it, recognition of witness, lie detectors, memory of witness, cross examination, identification of criminal, evidence of victom)
Lecture
14. Week
Execution system (The term execution, psychological effects of jail punishments, basis principle of execution and objective, typesof execution foundations, classifying and observation of prisoners, desperate criminal, determining rehabilitation programs, exemption under control, effects of jail on prisoner, psychosis of jail, suicides of jail, psychologist in jail)
Lecture
15. Week
Expertising (the term expertise, liabilities of expertise, rights, form and context of expertise report, responsibility of expertise, important factors, social investigation reports, ethics for psychologists and forensic psychologists, working principles of social workers)
Lecture
16. Week
Overall View
17. Week
FINAL EXAM
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
discussion
1
10
Final Exam
1
50
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Ability to integrate both theorical and practical knowledge in different domains of psychology.
PO-2
Apply major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings of psychology on both theory and implication.
PO-3
Understanding the difference between science, art, philosophy and common sense paralel to evolution of human life and cognition.
PO-4
Gain interdisciplinary perspectives about the evolution of human being and societies.
PO-5
Design, run experiment research; collect, analyze and interpret research data; write research reports effectively.
PO-6
Ability to Access and use of information effectively; browse interdisciplinary literature, use databases and other information sources properly.
PO-7
Gain analytical and critical thinking and writing skills.
PO-8
Use appropriately the technical language of science of psychology in oral and written communication and presentation skills.
PO-9
High comprehension of at least a foreign language.
PO-10
Improve attitudes, abilities and motivation that bring out self efficiacy, talent and creativity.
PO-11
Develop skills and abilities for self critisicm and self growth.
PO-12
Achieve personal implements for team working.
PO-13
Increase sensitivity and awareness to reflect on communication and problem solving processes.
PO-14
Ability to develop social sensitivity and consciousness to conduct social responsibility projects.
PO-15
Develop leadership skills and management of human relations.
PO-16
Professional ethical consciousness.
PO-17
Interact effectively and work productively with others.
PO-18
Apply technical knowledge of psychology to problem solving processes in professional work settings.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
LO 1. Describing forensic psychology's pursuits and it's relationship with other disciplines. (KNOWLEDGE)
LO-2
LO 2. Getting information about law terms and forensic system.(KNOWLEDGE)
LO-3
LO 3. Getting informed about crime and criminal.(KNOWLEDGE)
LO-4
LO 4. Getting informed about subject's psychology's through criminal, victim andjudgement process.(KNOWLEDGE)
LO-5
LO 5. Getting awareness about the issues of expertise and ethics. (APPLICATION)
