The course aims to analyze the relationship between psychology and law and arguments of greatest scientific collaboration and expert, both as part of the child (abuse, custody of children in cases of separation, etc.) And in the adult (eligibility, psychic damage, etc.).
During the lectures will be organized meetings with some operators (judges, expert witnesses, prison operators), as well as the cases discussed.

 Background on legal psychology
2. Purpose and methodology of the expertise in the legal field
3. Deviance and juvenile criminal trials
4. The criminal responsibility and the apportionment
5. The separation and divorce of the spouses and the custody of children
6. The national and international adoption and foster care eterofamiliare
7. The evaluation of the damage to the person
8. Abuse, mistreatment and evaluation of the testimony of the victim
9. The penitentiary psychology and prison conditions
10. The communication and interpersonal relations in the judicial context

 no

In relation to the Forensic Psychology students must show possession:
- Mastery of the knowledge of specialized disciplines;
- The understanding of the advanced concepts of the discipline;
- The ability to use knowledge and concepts to think independently on the issues of the discipline.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

slide of lectures

Teaching

lectures, case discussions, and simulations; meetings with professionals and experts

Attendance

 no

Course books

1. “La valutazione psico-giuridica – Guida al lavoro peritale”, Giuffrè, Milano, 2012.

2. Pajardi D., Macrì I. e Merzagora I. “Guida alla valutazione del danno psichico”, Giuffrè Milano, 2006 (you do not have to study chapters 3 and 4).

3. Pajardi D. (a cura di)  “Oltre a sorvegliare e punire - Esperienze e riflessioni di operatori su trattamento e cura in carcere”, Giuffrè, Milano, 2008 (you can choose to study the choice of two chapters between four chapters of the book  “Pena, detenuti e condizione carceraria..”; “Psicologia, psicologi e ambiti d’intervento” excluding paragraphs 2.5 and  2.6; “Gesti autolesivi in carcere”; “Carcere e immigrazione”).

Assessment

 oral exam

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

slide of lectures. The teaching material made available by the lecturer can be found, together with other supporting activities, inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Attendance

 no

Course books

1. “La valutazione psico-giuridica – Guida al lavoro peritale”, Giuffrè, Milano, 2012.

2. Pajardi D., Macrì I. e Merzagora I. “Guida alla valutazione del danno psichico”, Giuffrè Milano, 2006 (you do not have to study chapters 3 and 4).

3. Pajardi D. (a cura di)  “Oltre a sorvegliare e punire - Esperienze e riflessioni di operatori su trattamento e cura in carcere”, Giuffrè, Milano, 2008 (you can choose to study the choice of two chapters between four chapters of the book  “Pena, detenuti e condizione carceraria..”; “Psicologia, psicologi e ambiti d’intervento” excluding paragraphs 2.5 and  2.6; “Gesti autolesivi in carcere”; “Carcere e immigrazione”).

Assessment

 Oral exam

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.