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PSYC 147BPsychology and Law

5 creditsUndergraduateStudent Option

Continuing discussion of current and future relationships between law and psychology and to contrasting psychological realities with legal fictions. Special attention is given to the criminal justice system including crime causation, the psychology of policing and interrogation, plea bargaining, jury selection and decision making, eyewitness identification, and the psychology of imprisonment.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 147A.

  • Enroll in lecture and associated discussion section.

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When it runs

Spring 2026Open Spring 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
Mon 5:20pm–8:20pm
J Bask Aud 101C. W. HaneyClosed 108/0

Who teaches it

InstructorRatingDifficultyWould take againReviews
Craig Haney4.3 / 52.8 / 581%81

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