LEI 264 - Criminal Mitigation and Ethics

3 Credit(s)

Elective course for the bachelor’s and associate’s degrees. Alternate course for the legal nurse consultant certificate with a concentration in forensic science.
This course introduces students to the psychological and neuropsychological issues found in forensic evaluations. The course explores foundational areas such as legal, ethical, and applied aspects of the mitigation evaluation. Students examine criminal and civil cases to develop an understanding of the various behavioral science matters that could impact the outcome of a criminal proceeding by lowering the amount of moral blame and thus lowering the criminal penalty or civil damages for the action. Examples include familial violence, malingering, and deception, competency to stand trial, and mitigatory defense. This is a non-legal specialty course.
Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Forensic Science.