Legal Psychology
Course code
PSP6099.LT
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Õiguspsühholoogia
Course title in English
Legal Psychology
ECTS credits
5.0
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Examination
lecturer of 2025/2026 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2025/2026 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
The aim of the course is to provide knowledge about fields of psychology and law.
Brief description of the course
The course reviews basic knowledge about theoretical and practical aspects in legal psychology. In the course the following principles are introduced: interviewing techniques of victims and witnesses, interrogation of suspects and false confessions, identification issues, deception detection, decision processes in legal settings.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- knows main theoretical aspects and research in psychology and law;
- knows main applications of legal psychology;
- is able to analyse and critically evaluate the texts in legal psychology.
- knows main theoretical aspects and research in psychology and law;
- knows main applications of legal psychology;
- is able to analyse and critically evaluate the texts in legal psychology.
Teacher
Kristjan Kask
Prerequisite course 1
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