Course: Legal Psychology

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Course title Legal Psychology
Course code KPO/MPSY
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vankátová Iveta, JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Hlavinka Pavel, doc. PhDr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Filipec Ondřej, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lecture topics: Selected topics from the history of psychology Selected topics from general psychology Selected topics from the psychology of personality Selected topics from social psychology Selected topics from psychopathology Overview of psychotherapic movements and methods Partnership relationship Sexual psychology Selected topics from forensic psychology Perpetrator of criminal offense Psychology of the victim Psychological aspects of selected offenses Interrogation and testimony, trustfulness of testimony Psychological profiling Psychology of court proceedings Penitentiary and postpenitentiary psychology Interdisciplinary psychological applications

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization), Group work, Analyzing and producing audiovisual content
  • Attendace - 12 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 12 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 6 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The purpose of the course Legal Psychology I is to provide students of law with the selected topics from the history of psychology, general psychology, psychology of personality and social psychology. Clinical topics will concentrate on psychopathology and psychotherapy. Psychology of partnership relationships and sexology will also not be left aside. The purpose of the course Legal Psychology II is to provide students of law in detail with the broad areas of forensic psychology. We will deal mainly with psychology of the perpetrator and the victim. Separate part of the course will cover psychological aspects of selected offences. Also psychology of interrogation and testimony will not be left aside. Practical knowledge of psychological profiling and psychological analysis of court proceedings will be covered as well.
Students who have completed this course will gain knowledge not only from theoretic psychological disciplines, but also from the broad area of clinical psychology and of forensic psychological disciplines. They also learn to develop their own psychic awareness and reflection of perceptions, thoughts, emotions and experiences so that they are able to have a deeper understanding of both themselves and other people.
Prerequisites
The completion of this course is not conditioned upon completion of any other courses.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student

The exam requires an active, creative and independent presentation of the chosen topic in a group of 3 to 4 people in front of an audience of other listeners.
Recommended literature
  • Čech, J. (1998). Úvod do policajnej psychológie. Akadémia PZ, Bratislava.
  • Čech, J. (2000). Vyjednávanie a branie rukojemníka. Akadémia PZ, Bratislava.
  • Čírtková, L. (2004). Forenzní psychologie. A. Čeněk, Plzeň.
  • Hlavinka, P. (2001). Daseinsanalýza. Setkání filozofie s psychoterapií. UP, Olomouc.
  • Hlavinka, P. (2018). Psychologie pro právníky. Praha.
  • Kratochvíl, S. (2005). Manželská terapie. Praha: Portál.
  • Kratochvíl, S. (2012). Základy psychoterapie. Praha: Portál.
  • Nakonečný, M. (1993). Základy psychologie osobnosti. Academia, Praha.
  • Perls, F. (1996). Gestalt terapie doslova. Votobia, olomouc.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law (2024) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law (2019) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer