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	Forensic Psychology Programs
		The field of psychology and law involves the application of psychological principles to legal concerns and the interaction of psychology and law, for individuals involved in the legal process.
		Students trained in psychology and law provide psycho-legal research in a variety of areas, develop mental health legal and public polices, and work as both lawyers and psychologists within legal and clinical arenas.
		The Forensic Psychology area is concerned with the application of psychology to the understanding of anti-social and criminal behaviours, and to all aspects of the criminal/justice system.
	www.psywww.com /careers/forensic.htm (1792 words)

	Legal Psychology Program Description
		Legal Psychology is a young and growing field with enormous potential (see the August 1995 APA Monitor story on the National Invitational Conference on Education and Training in Law and Psychology).
		FIU is one of the few universities in the world with a doctoral concentration in legal psychology, and it is already well-respected in psychology-law circles.
		Graduates of the program are required to demonstrate mastery of legal psychology, statistics and methodology, and a traditional area of psychological study (e.g., cognitive, social).
	www.fiu.edu /~psylaw/program.htm (348 words)

	Legal psychology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Legal psychology involves the application of the study and practice of psychology to legal institutions and people who come into contact with the law.
		Legal consultants, especially psychologists, are often hired to help pick juries, conduct mock trials, prepare witnesses, etc. Consultants may work for a law firm, be hired by one side in the case, or even be hired by a party in the case.
		Those trained in legal psychology may be hired by psychology departments, criminal justice departments or even law schools to teach and conduct research.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Legal_psychology (1743 words)

	Narrative Psychology: Law, Legal Process, & Criminal Justice
		An exploration of legal practice and decisionmaking -- particularly at the Supreme Court level -- and the components which enter into this process, that is, categorizing, narrative, and rhetoric.
		An important collection of essays in which both legal and literary scholars converge to discuss the question of the place of story in the adversarial realm of law.
		The author compares the application of three theories of narrative drawn from psychology and semiotics to the problem of fact finding in criminal law cases: the approaches of Bennett and Feldman (1981), Wagenaar (1995), and his own (Jackson, 1988).
	web.lemoyne.edu /~hevern/nr-law.html (991 words)

	Welcome to Bay Path College
		ABA approval is an endorsement of the high quality of the curriculum and standards of legal education that Bay Path's department of legal studies adheres to…and this enhances your employment opportunities.
		The program in legal studies combines a broad liberal arts knowledge base with a solid foundation of legal theory and practical application that incorporates critical thinking, communications, ethics, and interpersonal skills.
		Legal specialty courses cover a specific area of law, procedure, or the legal process and emphasize legal assistant skills, forms, documents, procedures, and legal principles and theories.
	www.baypath.edu /academics_legal.htm (974 words)

	Psychology and Law Lab
		Legal psychology involves the study of the various psychological aspects of the legal system.
		In order to be eligible for capital jury service, a prospective juror must be able and willing to consider both legal penalties (i.e., death or life in prison without the possibility of parole) as appropriate forms of punishment.
		The impact of death qualification, belief in a just world, legal authoritarianism, and locus of control on venirepersons’ evaluations of aggravating and mitigating circumstances in capital trials.
	www.sarasota.usf.edu /CAS/butler/psychologyandlawlab.htm (1031 words)

	Psychology & Law/Justice Diverted
		Unlike forensic psychology, legal psychology's core subject matter originates in experimental research in social psychology as well as in developmental psychology, perception and memory, and related areas.
		Whereas legal psychologists may study how judges and other legal system actors make decisions in practice, theories of psychological jurisprudence tell judges and legislators how they should make decisions: guided by psychological data and values that suggest not just what law is, but what law ought to be.
		Acknowledging he is "not sure that the field of psychology and law is going anywhere," Melton claimed that "to a great extent, psychologists of law still have blinders on when they look at law and the legal system" (1991: 1).
	www.dennisfox.net /papers/diverted.html (7949 words)

	What is forensic psychology? Get the expert answer here.
		The answer to the question, what is forensic psychology may not quite be what you thought, but that doesn't mean that the subject has to be any less engaging.
		Gudjonsson and Haward note that the division of criminological and legal psychology within the British Psychological Society argued for twenty years as to whether their members should be entitled to call themselves Chartered Forensic Psychologists.
		This legal connection makes perfect sense when you consider that the word forensic comes from the Latin forensis, which literally means appertaining to the forum, specifically the imperial court of Rome.
	www.all-about-forensic-psychology.com /what-is-forensic-psychology.html (1098 words)

	Amazon.com: Handbook of Psychology in Legal Contexts: Books: Ray Bull,David Carson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		While law and psychology are both concerned with analysing, understanding and predicting human behaviour, the relationship between these professional disciplines, particularly in court, is still controversial.
		The editors—one a psychologist specialising in legal applications of psychology, the other a lawyer with special interests in developing practical approaches to the prevention of legal problems—have ensured that each chapter is relevant to, and easily readable by, both professions.
		Contemporary and authoritative in its scope, the second edition of the Handbook of Psychology in Legal Contexts will prove to be a valuable resource for scholars and students, as well as being a vital tool for all professionals working in the field.
	www.amazon.com /Handbook-Psychology-Legal-Contexts-Bull/dp/0471492426 (898 words)

	Interdisciplinary Applications of PsycINFO \| Searching PsycINFO for Legal Topics
		Forensic psychologists write and testify on psychological aspects of the law and legal processes, as well as the legal and courtroom aspects of the field of psychology.
		Legal topics of interest to clinical psychologists include the detection of dangerousness in mentally ill clients, psychological testing of offenders, involuntary commitment of patients, insanity defense, and the legal privacy of information heard in therapy sessions.
		Instead of focusing on the fact that the research is to be applied in a legal context, think first about the specific content of the case or issue, and then select relevant descriptors and free-text terms on that basis.
	www.apa.org /psycinfo/training/applic/legal.html (675 words)

	Clinical Psychology vs. Forensic Psychology
		While a lot of clinical practice is based on firm scientific foundation (psychometric theory, personality-cognitive-behavioral-psychodynamic methods), there is significant gaps between the research of pertinent relevance to legal psychology and its applicability to that medium.
		Clinical psychology and legal psychology have very distinct and unique purposes behind their methodology.
		For clinical psychology the goal of assessment or treatment is the promotion of a healthy and positive lifestyle for an individual that has come to you as a client wanting to be assisted.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/forensic_psychology/48797 (456 words)

	APS Observer - Integrating Psychology and Law Into Undergraduate Instruction
		Although there is not universal agreement about exactly what is encompassed by “law and psychology” or “forensic psychology,” we define these terms broadly to include any application of psychological research, theory, or practice to the legal system or legal issues (see Wrightsman and Fulero, in press).
		For example, a clinical psychologist may feel uncomfortable lecturing about the group psychology and decision-making research relevant to jury behavior, while a social psychologist may consider it a stretch to discuss authoritatively the specific physiology underlying development and use of the polygraph, or the use or misuse of psychological tests in forensic evaluations.
		In reality, however, such challenges are not that different from those posed to the many psychology professors who teach introductory psychology and must become “expert” in areas they may not have covered since their own undergraduate days.
	www.psychologicalscience.org /observer/teachingtips.cfm (2003 words)

	Psychology Department
		Psychology is a science that has as its central theme the study of behavior.
		The psychology major is designed to provide each student with a comprehensive overview of the major fields of psychology and the methods used in psychological research.
		Psychology majors are required to ensure that their coursework includes research methods, biopsychology, abnormal psychology*, psychological testing, advanced statistics, and supervised research and clinical experience (fieldwork, internship or volunteer).
	www.fullerton.edu /catalog/academic_departments/psyc.asp (5126 words)

	Forensic Psychology History and Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Forensic psychology is NOT usually found as a concentration nor as a subfield specialty at the undergraduate level.
		In short, psychology should assist the trier of fact, and not be involved in assisting the trier of law.
		Both "sanity" and "insanity" are legal terms, and forensic psychologists and psychiatrists must relate their scientific language to them.
	faculty.ncwc.edu /toconnor/psy/psylect01.htm (4604 words)

	Careers
		The field of psychology and law involves the application of scientific and professional aspects of psychology to questions and issues relating to law and the legal system.
		There are important questions regarding the testimony of children (accuracy and influences, for example), the knowledge and decision-making of adolescents involved in the juvenile justice system, and the needs of children and families involved in divorce or separation that are among the areas addressed by the research and consultation of developmental psychologists.
		Forensic psychology, and the larger area of psychology and law, have both enjoyed steady growth during the last three decades.
	www.unl.edu /ap-ls/student/careers.html (1940 words)

	What is Forensic Psychology? It's Not Silence of the Lambs! - Psi Chi
		Forensic psychology is one of the fastest growing areas of psychology as suggested both by an increase in the practice of clinical psychology within our legal system and the increasing interest expressed by undergraduate and graduate students.
		For example, some of these programs identify themselves as "forensic" psychology programs, but their focus is on the broader psycholegal field and not on the clinical practice of psychology.
		He currently teaches Introductory Psychology, Psychology and the Law, Forensic Psychology, and Abnormal Psychology, and is a coauthor of the chapter "Training in Forensic Psychology and the Law" published in Handbook of Forensic Psychology (Melton, Huss, and Tomkins, 1999).
	www.psichi.org /pubs/articles/article_58.asp (2568 words)

	Psychwatch: Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry Page
		Forensic Psychology/ Psychiatry involves both psychology and psychiatric science in relation to the law and legal system, including criminal behaviors and criminal investigations.
		Mentioned are fire and explosion investigation, microscopy of rape evidence, analysis of alcohol in samples from suspected drinking drivers, basic microscopy, firearms reconstruction and serial number restoration.
		Psychology literature per se is not found, but there are valuable links to sites.
	www.psychwatch.com /forensic_page.htm (1346 words)

	Applied psychology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Applied psychology includes the areas of industrial/organizational psychology, human factors, forensic psychology, engineering psychology, as well as many other areas.
		The legend and founder of applied psychology was Hugo Munsterberg.
		Munsterberg had many interests in the field of psychology such as, purposive psychology, social psychology and forensic psychology.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Applied_psychology (919 words)

	Psychology and the Law Concentration
		Students in each of the ten Psychology sub-programs will be able to fulfill the full set of requirements for the Psychology and Law Concentration as well as satisfying the requirements of their respective sub-programs.
		Some examples of the need for specialized training in Psychology and Law from among other basic disciplines in psychology are: (1) A developmental psychologist with expertise in psychology and law would be well-suited to conduct research on the development of children=s legal competencies to testify in court.
		Faculty in the Concentration in Psychology and Law hold leading positions in national organizations and committees and frequently are called upon as expert witnesses and consultants in the legal system.
	web.gc.cuny.edu /Psychology/psychlaw.htm (1247 words)

	Family Forensic Psychology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		For instance, to be a family forensic psychologist, one does NOT necessarily have to subscribe to a precise definition such as that by Davidovich (1990) where a "family systems" theory means a theory that projection and multigenerational transmission processes, level of differentiation and triangles contribute to victim and victimizer role enactment.
		It is also a fairly lucrative area for psychology professionals to work in, since the average fee charged for a child custody evaluation is $3,335 (Bow and Quinnell 2001) and there are literally millions of cases a year available across numerous markets.
		By contrast, the financial implications for men are often the opposite, as a not uncommon pattern involves a hard-working wife who helps the husband receive training or education for a new career, and then finds herself "dumped" while the husband pursues his new career (often with a new girlfriend or wife).
	faculty.ncwc.edu /toconnor/psy/psylect15.htm (4894 words)

	Archival Description Specialty of Forensic Psychology
		Forensic psychology is the professional practice by psychologists who foreseeably and regularly provide professional psychological expertise to the judicial system.
		Such professional practice is generally within the areas of clinical psychology, counseling psychology, neuropsychology, and school psychology, or other applied areas within psychology involving the delivery of human services, by psychologists who have additional expertise in law and the application of applied psychology to legal proceedings.
		The procedures and techniques of forensic psychology focus on the evaluation and treatment of clinical disorders and other relevant characteristics in a legal context, and on providing reports and expert testimony on relevant findings.
	www.apa.org /crsppp/archivforensic.html (323 words)

	Psychology Discussion
		Psychology blog discussing clinical, school, I/O, and developmental psychology.
		Psychology Blog directing consumers, therapists, researchers, students and teachers to useful and informative websites and applications.
		This wiki is intended to contain all of the subject of psychology, with contributions from professionals, academics, students and users of psychology services.
	www.psychology.org /links/Resources/Discussion (300 words)

	Forensic Psychology Graduate Programs outside U.S.A.
		The principal aim of the course is to equip students with a sound and up-to-date knowledge and understanding of a broad range of topics in forensic psychology.
		The objective of the Forensic Psychology program is to provide graduates with skills to work as professional forensic psychologists and to provide a thorough grounding in the discipline of clinical psychology, particularly in the area of criminal offending.
		The Masters in Abnormal and clinical Psychology is designed to equip students with an advanced understanding of issues relating to the theory and practice of psychology in health care settings.
	www.gradschools.com /listings/out/PsychologyForensic_out.html (991 words)

	Psychology and the Law
		Law and legal practice may have as much to do with the people who are interpreting or administering the laws as with the legal doctrines under consideration.
		Although at first blush they might seem to be very different enterprises, psychology and the law in fact have a good deal in common.
		Here we will look at psychological perceptions of law, the psychology of disputes and their resolution, the importance of procedural justice, and the psychology of legal decision making.
	www.udel.edu /soc/vhans/cj346.html (2153 words)

	Psychology-UTEP > Faculty
		Roy S. Malpass, Ph.D. Syracuse University Psychology and law; Eyewitness identification, memory, and decision making; Cross-cultural psychology; Intercultural social interaction and facial recognition; Individuation and stereotyping.
		Christian August Meissner, Ph.D. Memory for Faces and Eyewitness Identification: the study of social and cognitive psychological factors that influence memory for human faces, including phenomena such as the cross-race effect, verbal overshadowing, misinformation, perceptual distinctiveness, lineup identification format, and lineup fairness assessment.
		Michael A. Zárate, Ph.D. Purdue University Cognitive processes underlying prejudice and stereotyping; Determinants of social categorizations; Stereotypic trait inferences; Racial, ethnic, and gender categorization and stereotyping.
	academics.utep.edu /Default.aspx?tabid=6916 (633 words)

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