FORS 5317 Forensic Mental Health
The course examines the components of human behavior that bring people into a criminal justice setting and analyzes the legal question involved. Content will cover homicide, rape, abduction, cyber crimes, stalking, domestic violence, child abuse, and criminal parenthood from the offender's perspective. Content covered includes forensic and behavioral interviewing, interrogation, role of forensic mental health examiners, case formulation, DSM IV-R diagnosis, criminal investigations and charges, state of mind, duty to warn, memory and recall, malingering, and secondary gain. Forensic cases will form the basis for discussion of each class topic.
Course overview
- Department
- Nursing
- School
- CSON
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Both
- Offered
- Every Spring
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.46 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.59 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Ann Burgess | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 232 of 289 |
| Spring 2025 | Ann Burgess | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 251 of 296 |
| Spring 2024 | Ann Burgess | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 257 of 294 |
| Spring 2023 | Ann Burgess | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 252 of 293 |
| Spring 2022 | Ann Burgess | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 151 of 236 |
| Spring 2022 | Victor Petreca | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 151 of 236 |