Psychology and Justice System

Code:

P723

Acronym:

PSJ

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIPSI	8	Official Curricular Structure 2007/2008	4	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- Acquire in-depth knowledge within the areas of forensic psychology, psychology of justice, witness psychology, among others;
- Acquire in-depth knowledge about the relationship between psychology and the justice system;
- Develop knowledge of the Portuguese Justice System and compare it with other European, North-American and South-American justice and penal systems;
-To understand the role of the psychologist within the Justice System and to develop skills in the domain of psychological intervention within the various sub-systems of the justice system.

Program

- Psychology and its contributions for the justice system;
- Forensic psychology, criminal psychology, witness psychology and criminal investigation;
- The Portuguese legal and penal system;
- The specific role of the psychologist in the Courts, Police, Criminal Investigation system, including Forensic Assessment and Psychological Counseling during the victims’ contact with the judicial system, both children and adults.

Mandatory literature

Santos Celina Paula Manita; Auto-organização psicológica e transgressão
Debuyst Christian; Dangerosité et justice pénale. ISBN: ISBN 2-88049-005-7
Bartol, C.R. & Bartol, A. M.; Psychology and Law: Research and Application, Brooks/Cole Pub. Co. (2ª Ed.)., 1994
N. Brewer & K. D. Williams (Eds.); Psychology and law. An empirical perspective., New York: The Guilford Press., 2005
Foucault Michel; Surveiller et punir. ISBN: 2-07-072968-0
Hess, A.K. & Weiner, I.B.; The Handbook of Forensic Psychology, New York: John Wiley & Sons (2ª Edição)., 1999
Machado. C. & Gonçalves, R.A. (Coord.).; Psicologia Forense, Coimbra: Quarteto Editora., 2005. ISBN: ISBN 989-558-058-4
Goldstein, A.; Forensic Psychology. Emerging topics and expanding roles, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons., 2007
Blackburn Ronald; The psychology of criminal conduct. ISBN: ISBN 0-471-96175-2
Hess Allen K. ed. lit.; The handbook of forensic psychology. ISBN: ISBN 0-471-17771-7
Roesch, R.; Hart, S. & Ogloff, J. (Eds); Psychology and Law. The State of the Discipline, New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press., 1999
Fonseca António Castro 070; Psicologia forense. ISBN: 972-40-2853-4
Walker, L.E. & Shapiro, D.L.; Introduction to Forensic Psychology. Clinical and Social Perspectives, New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press. , 2003
Zilboorg Gregory; The^psychology of the criminal act and punishment
Redondo, S.; Garrido, V.; Perez, J. & Barberet, R. (Eds).; Advances in Psychology and Law: International Contributions., Walter De Gruyter, Inc., 1997

Complementary Bibliography

Poole, D. & Lamb, M.; Investigative Interviews of Children. A guide for helping professionals, Washington: American Psychological Association., 1998
Mikorey Max; Temas de psicologia e psicopatologia criminal
Shapiro David L.; Forensic psychological assessment. ISBN: 0-205-12521-2
Ellison, K. & Buckhout, R.; Psychology and Criminal Justice, London: Harper & Row., 1981
Foucault Michael; Em defesa da sociedade. ISBN: ISBN 85-336-1004-1
Bartol, C.R. & Bartol, A. M.; Criminal Behavior: A Psychological Approach, London: Prentice Hall., 2007
Ceci, S. & Hembrooke, H. (Eds); Expert Witness in Child Abuse Cases. What Can and Should be Said in Court, Washington: American Psychological Association, 2001
Silberman Charles E.; Criminal violence, criminal justice. ISBN: ISBN 0-394-74147-1
Bartol Curt R.; Criminal behavior. ISBN: ISBN 0-13-192766-3
Foucault Michel; Moi, Pierre Rivière, ayant égorgé ma mère, ma soeur et mon frère.... ISBN: ISBN 2-07-028895-1
Viaux, J-L.; Psychologie Légale, Paris: Frison-Roche., 2003
Von Hentig Hans; Estudios de psicologia criminal
Luhmann Niklas; A sociological theory of law. ISBN: ISBN 0-7100-9747-6

Teaching methods and learning activities

- Some of the classes have a more theoretical approach to the topics.
- Theoretical and practical classes with active participation of students.
- Some classes with invited lecturers - professionals within the fields of Law, Police and Criminal Investigation, Forensic Psychology, Social Security, etc. – in order to enrich students’ understanding of their professional activity.
- Elaboration and discussion of theoretical and practical assignments (role-play of a “congress” setting in Psychology and Justice) carried out by students in small group settings throughout the semester;
- Aside from class work, tutorial supervision of the assignments;
- Independent study, including research and literature search, in order to facilitate the assimilation of contents of the Psychology-Justice relationship and the Psychologist’s role in the judicial system.
- Attendance of a trial.

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology
Social sciences > Criminology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
	Exame	2,00
	Trabalho laboratorial	12,00
	Trabalho escrito	32,00
	Trabalho escrito	8,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	36
	Estudo autónomo	16
	Total:	52,00

Eligibility for exams

- Students’ class attendance will be based on the control of the presence sheet for each class, according to each student’s signature.
- Students must attend 2/3 of the total number of classes taught. In exceptional cases, legally foreseen, the traditional class attendance may be replaced by the submission of a research assignment.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final grade on a 0-20 scale:
- 50% of the grade is based on the final exam classification;
- 50% of the grade is based on theoretical and practical assignments carried out by the students throughout the semester.

Examinations or Special Assignments

- Elaboration and discussion of a theoretical and practical assignment carried out in small group context, about Psychology and the Justice System.
- Students will have to present a short paper after attending a trial.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In exceptional cases, foreseen by law, or in cases duly justified and accepted by the Faculty’s competent committees, students may be evaluated outside the usual context and foreseen calendar, through a written project (weighing 50% in the final grade) and an oral or written test about the topics learned within this unit throughout the semester (weighing 50% in the final grade).

Classification improvement

There is a possibility of repeating the final examination (and only the final examination) in the proceeding exam period.