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2019-2020 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CRJU 442 - Forensic Psychology and the Criminal Justice System

(3 units)

Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 301 . CRJU majors and Forensic Studies minors only. Upper division standing.
An interdisciplinary examination of the relationship between psychiatry, clinical psychology, and the criminal justice system with regard to mentally-ill criminal offenders. Focus is on the legal standards for determining various criminal competencies, insanity, diminished capacity, and related defenses of excuse.