The Scope-Severity Paradox

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Why Doing More Harm Is Judged to Be Less Harmful

Free full-text published research article by Loran Nordgren and Mary-Hunter McDonnell who found that that increasing the number of people victimized by a crime actually decreases the perceived severity of that crime and leads people to recommend less punishment for crimes that victimize more people.

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Psychology and Law: An Empirical Perspective by Neil Brewer & Kipling D. Williams



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From the initial investigation of a crime to the sentencing of an offender, many everyday practices within the criminal justice system involve complex psychological processes. This volume analyzes the processes involved in such tasks as interviewing witnesses, detecting deception, and eliciting eyewitness reports and identification from adults and children. Factors that influence decision making by jurors and judges are examined as well. Throughout, findings from experimental research are translated into clear recommendations for improving the quality of evidence and the fairness of investigative and legal proceedings. The book also addresses salient methodological questions and identifies key directions for future investigation. See following link for full details.

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Psychology and Law Graduate Degree Review

Univesity of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (USA):



ph.D Psychology & Law:

The Psychology-Law concentration started in 1970 as a program in Correctional Psychology. As general academic knowledge and professional applications broadened to many psychological applications to legal issues, the concentration became defined as Psychology-Law. The concentration is seated fully within clinical psychology. The faculty members are all licensed clinical psychologists and all graduate students received their core training in clinical psychology.

The Psychology-Law concentration draws on three interrelated components. First, all students have educational experiences in clinical-forensic psychology, which encompasses the criminal and civil issues of competencies, mental state at time of offense, mitigation in sentencing, personal injury assessments, witness preparation, jury selection, delinquency, and psychology in correctional settings. Second, students develop their own related research programs in conjunction with a mentor. Third, supervised practional applications are developed on these topics.

Typical Study Areas



All graduate students complete the General Psychology Core, the Research Skills Core, a master's thesis and a doctoral dissertation. In addition, students in the Psychology & Law concentration also attend a weekly proseminar and complete advanced coursework as indicated below.

General Psychology Core

Cognition and Learning

Physiological Psychology or Cognitive Neuroscience

Life-Span Developmental Psychology

Advanced Social Psychology

Teaching of Psychology

History and Systems if not taken as an undergraduate

Research Skills Core

Research Methods in Psychology

Advanced Statistics I

Advanced Statistics II

Multivariate Methods of Analysis, Psychometrics,Structural Equation Modeling, or approved alternative

Advanced Coursework in Psychology & Law

Psychological Assessment II or Psychological Assessment III

Correctional Psychology

Forensic Assessment

Forensic Psychology

Practicum in Psychology VII

Thesis and Dissertation Hours

Thesis research (6 hours)

Dissertation research (24 hours)

Other Information



Course Coordinator

Dr.Stan Brodsky, e-mail: sbrodsky@bama.ua.edu

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