Unit of Study LAWS3010 - Psychiatry, Psychology and the Law (2025)
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Credit points
12
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No
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Learning outcomes
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On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
Analyse the connection between psychology and law;
Assess the role able to be played by psychiatry and psychology in the criminal justice system;
Critically reflect on fraudulent testimonies;
Critically analyse the extent, consistency and adequacy of the legal system's appreciation of psychological knowledge in the contexts of the criminal and civil law.