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Forensic Psychology

Course Course Title Class Lab/ Shop Clinical/ Co-op Credit
PSY 231 Forensic Psychology 3 0 0 3
Prerequisites: PSY 150
Corequisites: None
Effective Term: Summer 2004

This course introduces students to concepts which unite psychology and the legal system. Topics include defining competency, insanity, involuntary commitment as well as introducing forensic assessment techniques, such as interviewing process, specialized assessments, and collecting collateral information. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge in areas of forensic psychology: risk assessment, criminal competencies, insanity, psychopathology, and mentally disordered offenders. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a pre-major and/or elective course requirement.

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