SMU | YPH SCHOOL OF LAW | 2026
KEY READS
This is a list of recurring texts from which readings will be assigned throughout the term. The abbreviated terms (in bold text) will be used to refer to the respective books in your weekly seminar outlines.
NOBA Project – an online psychology textbook accessible at http://www.nobaproject.com. Sign up for free access with your email or Facebook account, and access the textbook created for this course at http://noba.to/293te6ay (“NOBA”).
OpenStax College, Psychology. OpenStax College. Accessible at http://cnx.org/content/col11629/latest (“Openstax Psychology”)
Bartol, Curt R., & Bartol, Anne M., Introduction to Forensic Psychology, 6th Ed, Research and Application (Sage Publications Inc., 2026) (“Bartol Intro”) (available in the Library reserves)
Bartol, Curt R., & Bartol, Anne M., Psychology and Law: Research and Practice (Sage Publications Inc., 2015) (“Bartol”) (available in the Library reserves)
Weiner, Irving B., & Otto, Randy K., The Handbook of Forensic Psychology, 4th Ed (Wiley, 2013) (“Weiner”) (available as an e-book from the SMU Library)
Towl, Graham J., & Crighton, David A., Forensic Psychology, 2nd Ed (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010) (“Towl”)
Brent Van Dorsten, Forensic Psychology: From Classroom to Courtroom (Springer, 2007) (“Brent”)
(available in the Library reserves)
Robbenholt, Jennifer K., & Hans, Valerie P., The Psychology of Tort Law (NYU Press, 2016) (“Robbenholt”)
Van Voorhis, Patricia, Braswell, Michael, & Lester, David, Correction Counseling and Rehabilitation, 8th Ed (LexisNexis, 2015) (“Voorhis”)
* This list is subject to change during the course of the semester. You are not expected to purchase the textbooks. They can be found in the library. Alternatively, excerpts may be made available to you on eLearn.
