Class Justice System: Law and Psychology

Following a general idea of the APA, although Law and Psychology are two autonomous disciplines, they have much in common.  In broad strokes, the aim of psychology is to understand human behaviour and the aim of law is to regulate human behaviour, but both disciplines identify assumptions about the causes of human action. This UC aims, therefore, to illustrate the main legal institutes directly related to the action of the psychologist in the Justice System, providing the basis for a legally informed intervention.  

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CP1. Law and Psychology: epistemological differences and types of articulation CP2. Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure 2.1. Introductory concepts and scope 2.2. Procedural subjects: Basics 2.3. Procedural procedure 2.4. Coercion measures: Principles and types 2.5. Sanctions: Ends and types 2.6. Victim protection measures CP3. Civil and Civil Procedural Law 3.1. Parental responsibilities: regulation, alteration, limitation and inhibition of exercise 3.2. Civil sponsorship and adoption CP4. Law for the Promotion and Protection of Children and Youth in Danger CP5. Educational Guardian Law CP6. Forensic Psychological Expertise: object and procedural framework CP7. The role of the psychologist in the justice system: competences, functions and challenges CP8. Ethical-deontological issues in interdisciplinary articulation

Introduduction of new technologies (GPT) to strengthen critical thinking and learning

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