PSYC 3310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Adversarial System, Exclusionary Rule, Summative Assessment
1 Nov 2016
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Chapter one: psychology and law: a cautious alliance the trial is a compelling psychological drama. Persuasion - lawyers and witnesses attempting to influence a judge or jury. Perceptual and cognitive processes: eyewitnesses must remember and report what they saw jurors must sift through evidence to reach conclusions. Every area of psychology is relevant to some aspect of law: developmental psychology. Can a child who commits a murder fully appreciate the nature and consequences of his or her crime: social psychology. Do the group dynamics of juries influence their verdict decisions: clinical psychology. How likely is a convicted sex offender to repeat the unlawful behaviour: cognitive psychology. Do jurors understand jury instructions in the way that lawyers and judges intend: cultural psychology. Why are certain ethnic or cultural groups overrepresented in. *the relationship b/w psych and law has not always been smooth or satisfying* Canada has a legal system based on the british common law system.
