MP305Zk Psychology for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2002
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Karin Brzobohatá, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Drahomíra Houbová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Drahomíra Houbová, CSc.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: JUDr. Drahomíra Houbová, CSc.
Timetable
Thu 13:30–15:00 034, Thu 13:30–15:00 140, Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Thu 13:30–15:00 034, Thu 13:30–15:00 140
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW ( MP305Z Psychology for Lawyers - sem )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
The course provides an introduction into psychology for lawyers. The course is divided to this basic parts : psychological processes and states, personality, psychopathology and law,psychology of law (psychological data in course of legal application).
Syllabus
  • Introduction into the subject - The field of psychology and law - Disciplines of forensic psychology - Personality - Psychopathology - Psychological functions and their disorders - Toxicomania and psychological addiction - Manipulation and assertiveness - Personality in stress situations - Psychology of interrogation and testimony, general questions of psychology of testimony - Peculiarities of subjects of various cases - Interrogator's personality - Psychological aspects of court proceedings, decision process, psychological training of judges - The technique of testimony, questioning - Suggestibility of the interrogated - Offender's personality - Psychology of victim - Psychology of punishment
Literature
  • HOUBOVÁ, Drahomíra, Pavel HUNGR, Jaromír HARVÁNEK and Karin BRZOBOHATÁ. Psychologie pro právníky. 2. přeprac. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, 234 s. ISBN 8021018968. info
  • ČÍRTKOVÁ, Ludmila. Kriminální psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Eurounion, 1998, 255 s. ISBN 80-85858-70-3. info
  • ČÍRTKOVÁ, Ludmila and František ČERVINKA. Forenzní psychologie : psychologie pro soudce, advokáty, státní zástupce, vyšetřovatele, kriminalisty a pro všechny, kteří se v souvislosti s trestným činem dostanou do kontaktu s policií a soudy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Support, 1994, 206 s. info
  • NETÍK, Karel and Stanislav HÁJEK. Psychologie v právu : úvod do forenzní psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H. Beck, 1997, x, 140. ISBN 8071791776. info
  • NETÍK, K. K osobnosti kriminálního toxikomana. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nezávislý novinář, 1991, 118 s. ISBN 80-85121-25-5. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
zkouška písemná a ústní
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen pro max. 10 studentů jiných fakult !
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2002, recent)
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