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General Psychology and Law
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:8.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:30:06
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | JF_032 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law; Civil Rights | Target Audience: | Juridical Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ilze Ušacka | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 10 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 20 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 1 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 2 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 10 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Philosophy of Law, Logic. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Introduce students to psychology as science, its application and promote the use of that knowledge in legal practice. Promote, detect and understand the peculiarities, processes, states and characteristics of the psyche development of adult, mentally healthy people. Develop awareness of these phenomena, which would help to successfully organise communication in the area of legal awareness and legal action. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Legal psychology. Research methods in general and legal psychology. Personality. Personality research methods. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | The beginnings of psychology. Psychology as science, the subject of its research, division and directions. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Psychology of communication. Non-verbal language. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Cultural aspects in psychology. Multicultural environment and globalisation. Psychology of communication. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | ndividual typological characteristics of personality: temperament, character, abilities and talent. Emotions and willpower of personality: feelings and emotions, willpower. Factors influencing personal activity: needs, motives and motivation. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Debate and discussion as an element of communication, persuasion, its role in public speaking. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Cognitive activity of personality: feelings and perceptions, memory, attention, thinking and speech, imagination and creativity. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Personality development. Personality development crises. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Group psychology. Correctional psychology. Psychology of violence. Victimology. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Cognitive activity of personality: attention, feelings and perceptions, memory, thinking and speech, imagination and creativity. Emotions and willpower of personality: feelings and emotions, willpower. Factors influencing the activity of personality: needs, motives and motivation. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Legal psychology. Research methods in general and legal psychology. Personality. Personality research methods. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | The beginnings of psychology. Psychology as science, the subject of its research, division and directions. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Cognitive activity of personality: feelings and perceptions, memory, attention, thinking and speech, imagination and creativity. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Personality development. Personality development crises. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Cognitive activity of personality: attention, feelings and perceptions, memory, thinking and speech, imagination and creativity. Emotions and willpower of personality: feelings and emotions, willpower. Factors influencing the activity of personality: needs, motives and motivation. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | 1. Scientific Report. Topics for reports: 1. History of the development of legal psychology. 2. Psychology of Lying. 3. Criminal personality, its formation problems. 4. Psychological aspects of the activities of the prosecutor (judge, police officer, advocate). 5. Motivation for criminal behaviour. 6. The role of a psychologist in criminal proceedings. 7. Psychological aspects and problems in the work of the lawyer. 8. Application of psychological techniques in the interrogation process. 9. Psychological portrait of the judge (prosecutor, lawyer, advocate). 10. Psychological aspects of the use of polygraph. 11. Psychological motives of criminal offences. 12. Psychological aspects underlying formation of a criminal personality. 13. Psychological aspects of imposing punishment for criminal offences. 14. Psychological characterisation of criminal sub-culture in Latvia. 15. Psychological profile of a female offender. 16. Psychological aspects of juvenile delinquency. 17. Psychological problems of terrorism. 18. Psychological characteristics of the victim. 19. Psychological aspects of legal conflict resolution. Other topics may also be included; they only have to be agreed in advance with the lecturer. 2nd option: collection and analysis of the life story of a person who has committed a criminal offence. P.S. Group work is also possible. The report should be submitted by the date of examination. Plagiarism is unacceptable. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Requirements for successful course completion: 1. Active participation in all practical classes is mandatory. 2. Missed practical classes should be covered. 3. During the course, students must complete all their homework. 4. During the course, students must write a scientific report on the topic chosen. 5. The course is completed by a written examination. The final mark for the course consists of: Attendance: 10%. Homework: 20%. Mark for the report: 30%. Mark for the examination: 40%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Upon completion of the study course, students are familiar with general concepts of psychology and their relationship with other sectors; they have acquired knowledge of personality psychology; they can analyse basic problems and facts, know terminology, are aware of, understand and know basic theories and processes in psychology, and critically evaluate theories within contemporary context. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On completion of the study course, students use various terminology of psychology and compare theories, use cognitive and practical skills acquired during the course to carry out professional tasks and address research problems in legal psychology. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Upon completion of the study course, students are competent in theories of psychology; they have acquired some skills of self-analysis. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Psiholoģija. 2.daļa. Red.-A.Miltuze & K.Mārtinsone. R: Zvaigzne, 2015 | ||||||||
| 2 | Karpova Ā. Personība: teorija un to rādītāji. R.: Zvaigzne ABC, 1998 | ||||||||
| 3 | Jungs K.G. Psiholoģiskie tipi. R.: Zvaigzne, 1993 | ||||||||
| 4 | Adlers A. Psiholoģija un dzīve. R.: 1992 | ||||||||
| 5 | Reņģe V. Psiholoģija. Personības psiholoģiskās teorijas. R.: Zvaigzne ABC, 1999 | ||||||||
| 6 | Reņģe V. Sociālā psiholoģija. R.: Zvaigzne ABC, 2002 | ||||||||
| 7 | Vorobjovs A. Sociālā psiholoģija. R.: Izglītības soļi, 2002 | ||||||||
| 8 | Berbs L., Ruso N. Psiholoģija 3.daļa. R.: RaKa, 2001 | ||||||||
| 9 | Liebert R.M., Spiegel M.D. Personality: strategies and issues. 6th ed. Brocks/ Cole Publishing company, Pacific Grove, California | ||||||||
| 10 | Pīzs A. Ķermeņa valoda. R.: Jumava, 2006 | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Freids Z. Psihoanalīzes nozīme un vēsture. Lielvārds: Lielvārds, 1994 | ||||||||
| 2 | Freids Z. Totēms un tabu. R.: Minerva, 1995 | ||||||||
| 3 | Jungs K.G. Dvēseles pasaule. R.: Spektrs, 1994 | ||||||||
| 4 | Šuvajevs I. Dzīļu psiholoģija. R.: Zvaigzne ABC, 2002 | ||||||||
| 5 | Eriksons E.H. Identitāte: jaunība un krīze. R.: Jumava, 1998 | ||||||||
| 6 | Froms Ē. Mīlestības māksla. R.: Jumava, 1994 | ||||||||
| 7 | Хьелл Л., Зиглер Д. Теории личности. СПб: Питер Пресс, 1997 | ||||||||
| 8 | Майерс Д. Социальная психология. СПб: Питер, 1996 | ||||||||
