Course Calendar
| Date |
Topic Covered/Reading Assignment |
Due Audio HWs are available in WebCt and can be done in any University computer lab. Please use head phones as a courtesy to others. |
| Tues 8/22 |
Course introduction and overview (treasure hunt) |
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| Thurs 8/24 |
Class Project Day-Overview-Choosing Roles |
DO: HW1-Actual Innocence (browse)
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| Tues 8/29 |
Psychology and Law: Two Worlds Collide (death penalty 2:50) |
DO: HW2-Book Title & Deadline (browse) READ: Chapter 1 (Psychology and Law) |
| Thurs 8/31 |
Causes of Crime (girl hazing 5:49; black comedy 1:53; bystander apathy 7:42) |
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| Tues 9/5 |
Quiz 1 The Crime |
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| Thurs 9/7 |
The Crime |
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| Tues 9/12 | Crime Investigation I | DO: HW3-Crime Scene (listen: 30min) |
| Thurs 9/14 |
Quiz 2 Crime Investigation II |
DO: HW4-DNA Investigations (listen: 4 min) |
| Tues 9/19 | Crime Investigation II | DO: HW5-Court TV Website (browse) |
| Thurs 9/21 | Class Project Day | |
| Tues 9/26 | Class Project Day | READ: Chapter 2-Interrogations |
| Thurs 9/28 | Class Project Day | DO: HW6-Lineups (browse/activity) |
| Tues 10/3 | Class Project Day | |
| Thurs 10/5 | Quiz 3 | |
| Tues 10/10 | Developing the Case |
READ: Chapter 3 (profiles and syndromes) |
| Thurs 10/12 | Developing the Case |
DO: HW7-Visual Expert (browse/read) |
| Tues 10/17 | The Trial: Jury Selection | DO: HW8-Legal Vote Website (browse/activity) |
| Thurs 10/19 | The Trial: Jury Selection | READ: Chapter 4 (competence and insanity) |
| Tues 10/24 |
Quiz 4 The Trial: Presentation of Evidence |
DO: HW9-Cameras in the Court (listen: 4 min) |
| Thurs 10/27 | The Trial: Presentation of Evidence | |
| Tues 10/31 | The Trial: Deliberation | READ: Chapter 5 (Juries and Judges) |
| Thurs 11/2 | The Trial: Deliberation | |
| Tues 11/7 | Quiz 5 | |
| Thurs 11/9 | The Trial: Sentencing |
READ: Chapter 9 (sentencing...)
DO: HW10-Sentencing (listen: 60 min) |
| Tues 11/14 | Punishment/Prison | DO: HW11-Stanford Prison Experiment (browse) |
| Thurs 11/16 |
Quiz 6
Incarceration |
DO: HW12-Being in Prison (listen: 60 min) |
| Tues 11/21 | Reentry into Society |
READ: Chapter 7 (predicting behavior..) Trial Experiences Summaries DUE |
| Thurs 11/23 | Thanksgiving-NO CLASS | |
| Tues 11/28 |
Wrongful Conviction Quiz 7 |
DO: HW13-Perfect Evidence (listen: 60 min) Pre-trial motions to judge Jury Questionnaires due to me from attorneys |
| Thurs 11/30 | Class Project Day |
DO: HW14-Recovered Memory (listen: 15 min) Jury Questionnaires filled out during class |
| Tues 12/5 | Class Project Day |
Jury Selection Location TBA Opening Arguments (5 min per side) & Prosecution's Case (30 min) |
| Thurs 12/7 | Class Project Day | Defense's Case (30 min) & Closing Arguments (5 min per side) Location TBA |
| Tues 12/12 | Final 3-4:50pm |
Judge's Instructions (20 min) & Deliberation (1 hour) & Verdict/Discussion (20 min) Location TBA |
| Thursday 12/14 | 4:30pm All Project Materials Due + HW 15 | DO: HW 15 Course Reflection (think) |