UQx: The Psychology of Criminal Justice

• How to identify some of the myths about how the criminal justice system works from a psychological perspective
• The empirical evidence that can inform our understanding of criminal justice
• How to improve how justice is administered

EPISODE 1: INVESTIGATING THE CRIME SCENE
A murder has been committed. In this episode, find out about criminal profiling and how this might be used in investigating the crime. EPISODE 2:

INTERVIEWING THE WITNESSES
How reliable are eyewitnesses, and how can their memory of the crime be distorted? Learn about the encoding, storage and retrieval of eyewitness memories and ways these can be improved.

EPISODE 3: IDENTIFYING THE SUSPECT
Photofits and line-ups are commonly used during crime investigations, and in this episode you will learn about how biases related to these can be recognized and reduced.

EPISODE 4: QUESTIONING THE SUSPECT
How reliable are confessions? Can you identify when someone is lying? In this episode the investigators question the suspect and try to work out who is the guilty party.

EPISODE 5: GETTING READY FOR TRIAL
The investigators think they have identified the murderer. Who decides whether someone is found guilty or not guilty? Does jury selection work? What part might media coverage play in how the case trial progresses?

EPISODE 6: THE TRIAL (PART 1)
The jury has been selected and the trial commences. In this episode the evidence is presented and we hear about expert evidence and its reliability.

EPISODE 7: THE TRIAL (PART 2)
The jury need to make a decision on the case. You will learn about judicial instructions and how juries deliberate.

EPISODE 8: EPILOGUE
Did the investigators get the right person? Find out how it all ends in this final episode.

"This course was informative, interactive and fun. A great way to learn. The is an eye opener into the psychology of criminal justice and the way the system can go wrong." -- Previous Learner

"The course as a whole was spectacular in my opinion. As someone who is very interested in psychology, criminology and sociology, information that I gained in this course was extremely useful for me. Some aspects of the course which was highly appreciable was the interactive tests, reference to extensive research reports made by highly experienced professionals, and the discussion portal which allowed me to view other's opinions and register my own. " --Previous Learner

"The videos were very informative and engaged me. They also helped me realize that everything I learnt here were also applicable to how I can better process and apply the information I am surrounded with in my day-to-day life. The videos were also visually stimulative, and were not very long and I loved them. " --Previous Learner

"I enjoyed the video drama that was included, and especailly that it included some examples of 'problematic' and 'good' investigating crimes and having never been on a jury, it gave me a frame of reference for the lectures." --Previous Learner

"I found this course very thought provoking, as it offered me an insight to the special role of all those involved in crime solving from crime scene investigation, criminal profiling, apprehension of the culprit, trial procedure to sentencing. I found the lectures on the fragility of the human memory particularly interesting." --Previous Learner