ÇAĞ UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF LAW	
Code	Course Name	Credit	ECTS	
MBH-108	Psychology of Justice	2(2–0–0)	3	
Prerequisites	None	
Language of Instruction	Turkish	Mode of Delivery	Face to face	
Type and Level of Course	Selective/ 3.Year/Spring Semester	
Lecturers	Name(s) 	Office Hours	Contacts	
Course Coordinator	Dr. Ayten Püren Doğanay	Mon. Wed. Fri.	purendoganay@cag.edu.tr	
Course Objective	The Psychology of Justice course aims to provide students with knowledge about the Psychology of Justice and its use in practice with an interdisciplinary approach.	
	Students who have completed the course successfully should be able to;	Relationship	
		P. O.	Net Effect	
Learning Outcomes of the Course	1	Define the general concepts of the Psychology of Justice discipline.	3	5	
	2	Establishes the relationship between crime and offender in the context of Justice Psychology.	2,3,11	4,5,3	
	3	Analyze the psychology of the parties in the trial.	3,11	4,3	
	4	Establishes the psychological link between sustainable development and justice.	3,4,9	5,5,5	
Course Description: The Psychology of Justice course examines the concepts of crime and criminals, criminal law institutions, the execution system, the judicial process, the elements that are effective in the decision-making of judges, the institution of witnesses, legal concepts such as being a victim, based on the contemporary data of the psychology of justice, which has become a separate scientific discipline today. It interprets the subconscious states affecting the crime and the commission of crime due to substance abuse between disciplines.	
Course Contents: ( Weekly Lecture Plan )	
Weeks	Topics	Preparation	Teaching Methods	
1	Introduction to the Psychology of Justice	textbook 	Lectures, questions and answers            	
2	Historical Development and Method	textbook 	Lectures, questions and answers            	
3	Moral Aspect	textbook 	Lectures, questions and answers            	
4	Mental weakness and special cases	textbook 	Lectures, questions and answers            	
5	Accused psychology	textbook 	Lectures, questions and answers                        	
6	Interrogation and testimony	textbook 	Lectures, questions and answers            	
7	Procedural psychology	textbook 	Lectures, questions and answers            	
8	Convict psychology	textbook 	Lectures, questions and answers            	
9	Execution process	textbook 	Lectures, questions and answers            	
10	Victim psychology	textbook 	Lectures, questions and answers            	
11	Forensic Medicine Institute	Textbook	Lectures, questions and answers            	
12	Forensic medicine report	textbook 	Lectures, questions and answers            	
13	Classroom work	textbook 	Lectures, questions and answers            	
14	Multidisciplinary Seminar		Lectures,Questions and answers            	
REFERENCES	
Textbook   	Faruk Erem, Adalet Psikolojisi, AÜHF Yayınları, Ankara,1977, Bilge ÖZTAN, Adalet Psikolojisi, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2014, Sulhi DÖNMEZER, Kriminoloji, Adalet Bakanlığı Yayınları, 2020.	
Course Notes	-	
Recommended Reading		
Material Sharing	Powerpoint presentations prepared by the instructor	
ASSESSMENT METODS	
Activities	Number 	Effects	Notes	
Midterm Exam              		40%		
Final Exam		60%		
Homework			The homework prepared on time and in accordance with the specified conditions will be added as 10 points to the student's final
grade.	
ECTS TABLE	
Contents	Number	Hours	Total	
Hours in Classroom 	14	2	42	
Hours out Classroom	14	3	42	
Midterm Exam	1	10	28	
Final Exam	1	10	42	
Total      
Total / 30
ECTS Credits	10	
	10	
	-90-
=90/30= 3
3	
RECENT PERFORMANCE