The course aims to analyze the relationship between psychology and law and arguments of greatest scientific collaboration and expert, both in children (custody of children in cases of separation, etc.) And in that of adults (psychological damage, suitability parental, etc.).
During the lectures will be organized meetings with some operators (judges, lawyers, technical consultants, operators prisons), as well as the cases discussed.
The teaching focuses on the issues of forensic psychology in civil and penal field, placing itself as a complement to the teaching of "Psychology of marginality and deviance" of the second year that focuses instead on the issues in criminal cases.

Program

1. Introduction to legal psychology

2. Purpose and methodology of expert assessment in the judicial field

3. Penitentiary psychology and prison conditions

4. The role of the psychologist in the prison field

5. Prison conditions and some specific categories (women, foreigners)

6. Parental conflict and child custody

7. National and international adoption and heterofamily foster care

5. Assessment of personal injury

8. Restorative justice

9. Essential elements on abuse and mistreatment, adult and minor responsibility

First week. Presentation of the course and examination procedures. Introduction to forensic psychology and to the specificity of the forensic context with respect to the clinical context. The judge's questions and the role of the CTU / CTP.

Second and third week. Separation and divorce and custody of children. Theoretical and methodological aspects and presentation of a case.

Fourth week. Listening to the minor. Evaluation tools for parenting and clinical-forensic skills

Fifth week. Evaluation of psychic damage and presentation of a case. Presentation of other topics of civil law area.

Sixth week. Presentation of the theme of the prison, organizational, institutional aspects and the role of the psychologist. Meeting with prisoners and operators at the Fossombrone Detention Center (the date of this meeting will have to be agreed with the prison management, so it could change week with respect to this calendar).

Seventh week. Discussion on the meeting in prison. Professional and educational perspectives of the forensic psychologist. Review of the main topics of the course. General review and exam examples.

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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. 

A training test is provided for all students, attending and non-attending students, aimed at allowing a monitoring of their level of learning and expression of the knowledge and skills acquired and to support adequate study methods. The calendar and methods will be communicated to students at the beginning of the course, both in class and via the Blended platform.

Teaching

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

Innovative teaching methods

Problem based learning and learning by doing

Attendance

There are no frequency obligations

Course books

1.      P. Patrizi  “Manuale di psicologia minorile”, Carocci, Roma, 2024.

2.    Pajardi, D., Rossano, A., Lendaro, C. M. e Romano, C. A. (a cura di). "Donne e carcere", Giuffré Editore, Milano, 2018 ( except:  "La vicenda cautelare: presupposti e criteri di scelta delle misure")

Pajardi, D., Rossano, A., Lendaro, C. M. e Romano, C. A. (a cura di). "Donne e carcere", Giuffré Editore, Milano, 2018. All book.

 Students attending course of previuos years may follow programme suggested for each years.

Assessment

 Oral exam.  A specific and in-depth knowledge of the exam topics is required, as well as the acquisition of an appropriate language and an interdisciplinary perspective, as indicated in class and as also covered in the textbooks. The ability to critically re-elaborate the contents and the methodological analysis will be evaluated, with particular reference to the ability to distinguish specific theories and methods of legal and penitentiary psychology from other contexts of application of psychology.

There will be an written official intermediate test which will be set in the period indicated by the University (28-31 October) to which enrolled students will be able to access.

The day of the intermediate test will be indicated in class and on the blended.

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

To give students and non-attending students the opportunity to compensate for what is done during the lessons with independent study, we recommend using all the materials included in the blended platform (slides, exercises, supplementary material) which are particularly useful for fully understanding the program contents.

Attendance

There are no frequency obligations

Course books

There are no differences with respect to the requirements for attending students

Assessment

There are no differences with respect to the requirements for attending students

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.