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LAW500A2(法学 / law 500)
Law and Psychology

Kotaro TAKAGI

Class code etc
Faculty/Graduate school Law School
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Year 2021
Class code V5421
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Term 秋学期授業/Fall
Day/Period 金2/Fri.2
Class Type
Campus 市ヶ谷
Classroom name
Grade 2~
Credit(s) 2
Notes 選択
Class taught by instructors with practical experience
Category 展開・先端科目群
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Outline (in English)

This course will provide students with an introduction to forensic psychology for lawyers. Students will learn about eyewitness testimony, forensic interview, statement credibility assessment, group decision making in citizen judge (saiban-in) system, counseling and crisis intervention for victims, and personality assessment. Special attention will be given to understanding of vulnerable nature of human mental processes such as memory distortion in eyewitness testimony, suspect's suggestibility, biases in legal decision making, and PTSD.

Default language used in class

日本語 / Japanese