Educational Objectives:

This course will teach psychotherapists to
• Identify the many areas involved in forensic psychology.
• Review the foundation of criminal psychology.
• List resources available in the field of forensic psychology.
• Find dozens of resources on the variety of topics related to forensic psychology.

Course Syllabus:

• An Overview of Forensic Psychology
• Mental Health, Social Science and Law
• Police Psychology
• Criminology, Investigative Psychology and Crime Psychology
  • Investigative Psychology and Criminology
  • Applied Criminology
  • Criminal Psychology
  • Moral Development and Developmental Theories of Crime
  • Psychobiological Criminology
  • Mental Deficiency and Crime
• Lie Detection
  • Scientific Lie Detection
  • Lie Detection and Hypnosis
• False Confessions and Eyewitness Errors
• Psychopathy and Antisocial Personality Disorder
• Expert Testimony and Consulting
  • Trial Consulting and Expert Testimony
  • Expert Evidence and Expert Witness Testimony
  • Admissibility of Scientific Evidence under Daubert
• Psychology of Violence and Hate
  • The Psychology of Violence, Intimidation and Hate
  • School Violence
  • Workplace Violence
• The Psychology of Sexual Predation and Pedophilia
• Family: Custody, Violence and Abuse
• Psychology of Victims - Victim Psychology
• Family Forensic Psychology
  • The Psychology of Family Violence
  • Female Batterers
  • Repressed and Recovered Memories
• Assessment of Competency and Sanity
• Correctional Psychology in Adult and Juvenile Settings

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