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HUK 446 - Justice Psychology

Faculty of Law · Law · Undergraduate

ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Arş. Gör. Merve BUDUN KILIÇ

Course Objective

For law school students, it provides an opportunity to understand the situations and situations in the processes from the beginning of the judicial procedure to the conclusion.

Course Content

Justice Psychology is an inter-disciplinary field that evaluates psychology and legal disciplines together. In terms of content; Includes defendant psychology, victim psychology, convict psychology, judge psychology, procedural psychology.

Required Resources

Yasemin Işıktaç, Adalet Psikolojisi, 2. bs., İstanbul, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016.

Recommended Resources

Adalet Psikolojisi, Mustafa Tören Yücel, Ankara, 2012.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Will be able to define the field of justice psychology.
  2. Will be able to analyze actors in legal processes from a psychological perspective.

Core Area Distribution

(31) Social and Behavioural Science%40 (38) Law%60

Teaching Methods

Expression

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16232
Out of Class Study Period16232
Midterm111
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final111

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction to Justice PsychologyThe related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources prior to attending each session.
2Historical DevelopmentThe related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources prior to attending each session.
3Sections of Justice PsychologyThe related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources prior to attending each session.
4Criminal PsychologyThe related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources prior to attending each session.
5Crime and Psychological Reasons as ActionThe related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources prior to attending each session.
6Crime and Social Reasons as ActionThe related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources prior to attending each session.
7Defendant PsychologyThe related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources prior to attending each session.
8Mid-TermMid-Term
9Questioning and Taking Statement in Terms of Defendant PsychologyThe related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources prior to attending each session.
10Procedural PsychologyThe related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources prior to attending each session.
11Witness PsychologyThe related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources prior to attending each session.
12Convicted PsychologyThe related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources prior to attending each session.
13Victim PsychologyThe related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources prior to attending each session.
14Psychological environment rehabilitation in prisons; Group worksThe related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources prior to attending each session.
15New concepts: probation, probation supervisionThe related topics shall be read from the obligatory sources prior to attending each session.
16Final ExamFinal Exam