Improving Legal Testimony and Evidence in Court and Investigation (Distance Learning) - HMY4017

Assessment 2: Quizzes / polls

Formative assessment in the form of online multiple-choice quizzes and will be set by the module leader, detailed in writing in the module handbook, and on Brightspace.

Online Multiple Choice Quizzes

Assessment 1: Written practice exercise

Formative assessment in the form of short written response questions and will be set by the module leader, detailed in writing in the module handbook, and on Brightspace.

Written Response Questions

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

Written Assignment

<p>You will have the opportunity to explore potential sources of error in the evidence at every stage of an investigation from initial witness statements, through comments from suspects, to how evidence is presented in court. How to increase the accuracy and detail of the information as well as its reliability and validity, reducing biases, distortions and errors by drawing on psychologically informed procedures, notably in relation to interviewing witnesses, victims and suspects will also be explored. The module will also examine the variety of procedures that have been developed to improve the effectiveness of investigative interviews. You will explore factors that lead to false confessions and reasons for false allegations of rape. In addition, students will be made aware of the regulatory constraints that relate to the interviewing process.</p>

School of Human and Health Sciences

<p>https://library.hud.ac.uk/readinglists/HMY4017</p>

HMY4017 - Improving Legal Testimony and Evidence in Court and Investigation (Distance Learning)

Improving Legal Testimony and Evidence in Court and Investigation (Distance Learning)

Comprehensively explicate and evaluate the range of information that is available during police investigations and the main potential sources of error. 

Evaluate the reliability and accuracy of the information available within the investigative and legal process.

Utilise psychological models to address challenges within legal and investigative processes.

Predict the system and estimator variables within a case that may lead to faulty or misleading information.

Critically test a range of interviewing strategies that may be employed to gain information within investigative contexts. 