Relationships between psychology and law, social rules and juridical rules, sense of justice and sense of responsability. Elements of law for psychologists: sources and divisions of the juridical system: penal trial, civil trial, juvenile court. Deviance and criminality. The victim. Trial prove and juridical reasoning. Methodology for forensic psychology. Psychological giudicial examinations. Psychojuridical deontology. Legislative psychology.
Gulotta G. (2011). Compendio di psicologia giuridico-forense, criminale e investigativa. Milano: Giuffrè.
Gulotta, G. & Curci, A. (2010) (Eds.). Mente, Società e diritto. Milano: Giuffrè. (Esclusi i capitoli 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18)
Learning Objectives
The aims of the course are:
- to provide an overview of the intersections between law and psychology;
- to explain main topics of forensic psycology;
- to become familiar with the wide variety of concepts and questions of forensic psycology and of its recent national and international development;
- to give examples of collaboration between forensic and psychological operators;
- to promote a critical view of making justice in a complex perspective.
Prerequisites
none
Teaching Methods
Lectures, group discussions, and the use of audio-visual material
Further information
nessuna
Type of Assessment
Oral examination
Course program
The course aims to deepen interfaces between psychology and right, uman behavior and law, with special reference to application of psychological knowledge in penal, civil and juvenile forensic field. Examined topics are methodological, deontological and psychosocial aspects of doing justice; phases, rules and dynamics of trial system and theatre; cognitive and affective dimensions of trial; forensic comunication; victimology and criminal psychology; investigative psychology; testimony and prove psychology; psychological giudicial examinations and expertise; mediation; forensic decisions; inferential errors and forensic victimology; penitentiary psychology; penalty philosophy and alternative measures; rules and training of the forensic psychologist and relationship with forensic operators.