Psychology is the study of human behavior.
Law is a primary instrument used by society to control and evaluate human behavior.
They often appear to be in conflict, however, because of differences in methods and goals. We will be examining these convergences and conflicts this semester as we look at psychological research in and on law. We will examine examples from all of these areas this semester. In addition, there is a packet of duplicated materials to be purchased in the Psychology Department. It includes chapters from Modern Scientific Evidence edited by Faigman et al.