Selected Chapters from Forensic Psychology - APS300293E

• Title: Selected Chapters from Forensic Psychology
• Guaranteed by: Department of Psychology (21-KPS)
• Faculty: Faculty of Arts
• Actual: from 2022
• Semester: both
• Points: 2
• E-Credits: 4
• Hours per week, examination: 1/1, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: winter:unknown / unknown (10); summer:unknown / unknown (10)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Is provided by: APS300293
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
• Guarantor: PhDr. Hedvika Boukalová, Ph.D.
• Class: Exchange - 14.4 Psychology and Behav. Sciences
• Incompatibility : APS300293
• Is incompatible with: APS300293

Annotation

Last update: PhDr. Eva Šírová, Ph.D. (11.08.2020)

The course focuses on forensic psychology as an applied psychological discipline. Students will learn about the structure of forensic psychology as a field and they will get information about different psychological branches and services, that are available. The current situation in Czech republic is compared to foreign experiences. The applied psychological services are linked to appropriate psychological theoretical background (e.g. social psychology - communication, general psychology - perception, remembering, clinical psychology and others). The psychological point of view is connected with criminalistic information and procedures. Important part of the meetings is based on individual or group work on practical tasks (e.g. observation and discussion).
The course is taught in English!
The APS30093E code of the subject is for the Erasmus students, Czech students are supposed to be subscribed under the code: APS300293

Aim of the course

Last update: PhDr. Eva Šírová, Ph.D. (11.08.2020)

Students will be acquainted with the basic resources of the forensic psychology. They will also learn about the different applications, e.g. psychological investigative support - consultation. They will learn to pose and answer the questions connected to the criminal investigation.

Literature

Last update: PhDr. Hedvika Boukalová, Ph.D. (22.03.2021)

DOUGLAS, J. E. and col.: Crime Classification Manual. A Standard System for Investigating and Classsifying Violent Crimes. San Francisco, Jossey-Bass, Inc. Publishers 1997.

GUDJONSSON, G., H.: Psychology of interrogations and confessions: a handbook. Wiley and Sons, London, 1992.

McCRARY, G., O.: The unknown darkness. New York, Morrow, 2003. 

BLAIR, J., P., KOOI, B.: The gap between training and research in the detection of deception. International Journal of Police Science and Management, 2004, 6 (2), 77-83. Ebsco. 

DePAULO, B., M., LINDSAY, J., J., MALONE, B., E., MUHLENBRUCK, L., CHARLTON, K., COOPER, H.: Cues to deception. Psychological Bulletin, 2003, 129 (1), 74-118. ProQuest. 

EKMAN, P., O'SULLIVAN, M.: Who can catch a liar? American Psychologist, 1991, 46(9), 913-920. Ovid. 

EKMAN, P.: Why don't we catch liars? Social Research, 1996, 63 (3), 801-817. Ebsco. 

FISHER, R., P.:Interviewing victims and witnesses of crime. Psychology, Public Policy and Law, 1995, 1, 4. 

MANN, S., VRIJ, A., BULL, R.: Supects, lies, and videotape: an analysis of authentic high-stake liars. Law and Human Behavior, 2002, 26 (3), 365-376. ProQuest. 

MANSTEAD, A., S., R., WAGNER, H., L., MacDONALD, Ch., J.: Face, body, and speech as channels of communication in the detection of deception. Basic and applied psychology, 1984, 5(4), 317-332. ProQuest. 

O'DONOHUE, W., LEVENSKY, E. (eds.): Handbook of forensic psychology. Academic press, 2003. 

VRIJ, A.: Detecting Lies and Deceit - The Psychology of Lying and the Implications for professional Practice. John Wiley and sons Ltd, 2000, Chichester

 

Other sources will be recommended during the course

 

Available on-line:

DOUGLAS, J. E. and col.: Crime Classification Manual. A Standard System for Investigating and Classsifying Violent Crimes. San Francisco, Jossey-Bass, Inc. Publishers 1997. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=shib&custid=s1240919&direct=true&db=cat04374a&AN=kup.000639168&site=eds-live&scope=site&lang=cs

GUDJONSSON, G., H.: Psychology of interrogations and confessions: a handbook. Wiley and Sons, London, 1992. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=shib&custid=s1240919&direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=81188&site=eds-live&scope=site&lang=cs

BLAIR, J., P., KOOI, B.: The gap between training and research in the detection of deception. International Journal of Police Science and Management, 2004, 6 (2), 77-83. Ebsco. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=shib&custid=s1240919&direct=true&db=edshol&AN=edshol.hein.journals.injposcim6.14&site=eds-live&scope=site&lang=cs

DePAULO, B., M., LINDSAY, J., J., MALONE, B., E., MUHLENBRUCK, L., CHARLTON, K., COOPER, H.: Cues to deception. Psychological Bulletin, 2003, 129 (1), 74-118. ProQuest. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/10927264_Cues_to_Deception

EKMAN, P., O'SULLIVAN, M.: Who can catch a liar? American Psychologist, 1991, 46(9), 913-920. Ovid. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=shib&custid=s1240919&direct=true&db=edsovi&AN=edsovi.00000487.199109000.00002&site=eds-live&scope=site&lang=cs

EKMAN, P.: Why don't we catch liars? Social Research, 1996, 63 (3), 801-817. Ebsco. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=shib&custid=s1240919&direct=true&db=edsjsr&AN=edsjsr.40972316&site=eds-live&scope=site&lang=cs

FISHER, R., P.:Interviewing victims and witnesses of crime. Psychology, Public Policy and Law, 1995, 1, 4. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=shib&custid=s1240919&direct=true&db=pdh&AN=1996-13277-001&site=eds-live&scope=site&lang=cs

MANN, S., VRIJ, A., BULL, R.: Supects, lies, and videotape: an analysis of authentic high-stake liars. Law and Human Behavior, 2002, 26 (3), 365-376. ProQuest. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11312080_Suspects_Lies_and_Videotape_An_Analysis_of_Authentic_High-Stake_Liars

MANSTEAD, A., S., R., WAGNER, H., L., MacDONALD, Ch., J.: Face, body, and speech as channels of communication in the detection of deception. Basic and applied psychology, 1984, 5(4), 317-332. ProQuest. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=shib&custid=s1240919&direct=true&db=bsu&AN=7301194&site=eds-live&scope=site&lang=cs

O'DONOHUE, W., LEVENSKY, E. (eds.): Handbook of forensic psychology. Academic press, 2003. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=shib&custid=s1240919&direct=true&db=edsebk&AN=195526&site=eds-live&scope=site&lang=cs

VRIJ, A.: Detecting Lies and Deceit - The Psychology of Lying and the Implications for professional Practice. John Wiley and sons Ltd, 2000, Chichester https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=shib&custid=s1240919&direct=true&db=edshol&AN=edshol.hein.journals.crmcj1.38&site=eds-live&scope=site&lang=cs

Teaching methods

Last update: PhDr. Eva Šírová, Ph.D. (11.08.2020)

lecture / seminary

Requirements to the exam

Last update: PhDr. Hedvika Boukalová, Ph.D. (23.02.2021)

Tasks

1. intercultural aspects

a.     prepare a short presentation (can be in power point, in groups of 2-3) of certain intercultural aspects – how can interculturality and multiculturality (e.g. in your country) step into forensic practice (you can choose one aspect, one particular case, one topic)

b.     find an article in Ebsco or Proquest, include the article into the presentation

c.     presentations – during lesson - the date will be announced 

d.     shared document – to display - for the others the chosen topic and particular study

e.     10 – 15 min, info about the study, topic, discussion

2. victimology

a. Watch a video – document about victims or its particular part: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ghpl4vDZ3s. There are 14 parts - the names of the parts and exact timing will be in the shared on-line document.

b. describe the case,

c. describe the impact on the different groups of victims - the one, who is reporting, maybe there are some other people, who have been vicimised;

- what feelings do they express; what wishes, if any do they mention?

d. what kind of psychological help could be provided to the victims?

e. present in groups of 2-3, 10-15 minutes (register to shared on-line document – chosen topic, colleagues)

f. term will be announced

3. observation – interviewing techniques

a.     read about observation in psychology (reader sup. IS or sylabus) and about interviewing techniques

b.     try to apply your knowledge while watching the video with police interviewing

c.     participate on a video-analysis during the last lecture

 

If you do not present in the lesson (tasks 1 and 2) send the tasks are in written form. 

Task nr. 3 - during the lesson - video analysis - write shortly afterwards – what interviewing techniques were used in the interviewing.

You can send them through the semester or at the end of the semester – term: at least 1 week before you need me to put you the grade into the IS.

Links to the shared documents will be sent via e-mail

 

Sources of information

-     syllabus in IS

-     library of psychology, databases

-     reader sup. - web page https://sites.google.com/site/hedvikaboukalova/clients 

Conditions

-     tasks - shortly in a written form during or at the end of the course, active participation during the course

-     attendance - max. 30% absence

-     course results are P – passed, 4E credits, (option - grade)

Syllabus

Last update: PhDr. Eva Šírová, Ph.D. (11.08.2020)

Covered topics:

 - Introduction - the different forensic psychological branches and their main tasks.

 - Psychological consultancy and other services at the field of support of criminal investigation.

 - Investigative procedures and its specificity for psychological consultancy.

 - Analysis of a video for the purpose of psychological consultancy in forensic field.

 - Detection of deception - various procedures.

 - Interviewing in investigation and its psychological aspects, investigative techniques.

 - Eyewitness identification.

- Crime scene analysis

 - Victimology

Learning resources

Last update: PhDr. Eva Šírová, Ph.D. (11.08.2020)

-     library of psychology, databases 

-     reader sup. - web page https://sites.google.com/site/hedvikaboukalova/clients