PRO SEMINAR:
APPLYING PSYCHOLOGY TO THE LEGAL SYSTEM
PSY 4938 (Section
591)
Mondays 6:00 PM - 8:50
PM
READINGS:
Clicking on this list will bring you to the Required Reading List for
Pro Seminar. The readings for each week are also listed (in abbreviated
form) on the course syllabus. The actual readings can be
found under the Course Document folder in BlackBoard. Each student will
be assigned to present three of these readings.
COURSE
SYLLABUS
Clicking on this link will take you to a
copy of the course syllabus for Pro Seminar.
SEMINAR
OUTLINES
Clicking on this link will provide you with a
linked list outlines for each class. I suggest that you print out
the outline for each class prior to coming to class in order to
facilitate note taking. Most classes will not have a detailed outline,
but for some (e.g., methods, statistics, ethical procedures, & APA
wriiting) you will have detailed outlines or powerpoints.
ADOBE
READER:
You will need an Adobe Reader to access a number of files on this
web page
and others.
If you do not have an acrobat reader installed
on
your
computer click on this link and you can download one from adobe's
web site.
RESEARCH
PARTICIPATION
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participate in Psychology Experiments here!
WEB SITES
RELATED TO
APPLYING PSYCHOLOGY TO THE LEGAL SYSTEM
PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW WEB PAGES (MISC.)
What
is Psychology and Law?
American
Psychology-Law Society
American
Society of Criminology
David
Willshire's Forensic Psychology
& Psychiatry Links
American Academy of Forensic
Psychology
American
Academy of Psychiatry and Law
American
Society for Trial Consultants
The Society
for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC)
FALSE
CONFESSIONS
Saul
Kassin's Website: You will find all kinds of information and
research articles on false confessions on this website.
The
Innocence Project
Assigned
Article by Saul Kassin 2009: False Confession White Paper
INTERVIEWING
AND TESTIMONY OF CHILD WITNESSES
Links
relating to the Frontline Video
that you viewed in class:
Notorious
Daycare Cases: This link will bring you to a list of some of the
day care sexual abuse cases that took
place nationwide during the 1980s and early 90s. It includes the year
the
investigation started and the outcome of the trials.
State
of Florida vs. Harold Grant Snowden: This link provide a summary of
the Snowden case.
Interviews
with Snowden, the Prosecutor, Snowden's defense attorney and others:
Interview
of a child witness by Dr. Braga: This is the full unedited
transcript of the interview Dr. Laurie Braga
conducted with Leslie, (not her real name), the prosecution's primary
child
witness in the Harold Grant Snowden case.
1998
Federal Court of Appeals Decision in the Snowden Case : This link
will take you to actual Court Docket transcripts and written appeal.
FALSE
MEMORY RESEARCH
Elizabeth Loftus UC
Irvine Faculty Page:
Elizabeth Loftus
University of Washington Home page:
S.C. to
Decide Whether Abuse-Study Subject May Sue Professor Loftus
False Memory Syndrome Foundation
Web Site:
EYEWITNESS
TESTIMONY
Gary
Wells Web Site
Eyewitness
Evidence: A Guide for Law Enforcement
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN PSYCHOLOGY AND
LAW
Research experiences for undergraduates at USF
(FMHI)
Research Experiences for undergraduates at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ruva Psychology & Law Lab Website
GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND CAREERS IN PSYCHOLOGY AND
LAW
Clinical
Ph.D.
& PsyD Programs
Guide
to Graduate Programs in Forensic & Legal Psychology
Non-clinical
Ph.D. & PsyD Programs
Masters
Programs
Careers
in Psychology and Law
PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW JOURNALS AND BOOKS
Behavioral
Sciences and the Law
Journal
of Empirical
Legal Studies
Law
and Human Behavior
Law
and Psychology Review
Psychology,
Public Policy, and Law
Psychology,
Crime & Law
PsycLine
Journal Locator
THE COURTS & CRIMINAL JUSTICE LINKS
National
Criminal Justice Reference Service
National
Center for State Courts
Death Penalty Information
Center
The Innocence Project
The Sentencing Project
Links
to Legal Resources
US
Department of Justice
US Supreme Court
US Supreme
Court Decisions
Florida Department of Law
Enforcement
Florida
Supreme Court Standard Jury Instructions: Criminal
Florida
Sexual Offenders and Predators Website
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Please direct questions about this site to
Christine
Ruva ruva@usf.edu