1 Introduction to Forensic Psychology

What is Forensic Psychology? The term “forensic” Forensic Fields –Forensic Psychology The research, practice, or application of psychological knowledge as it pertains to the legal system –Forensic Science Forensic accounting Questioned documents Forensic dentistry Etc.

Careers in Forensic Psychology Law Enforcement –Local or federal officer –Crime scene investigation –Human resource management –Hostage negotiation Social Psychology –Jury consulting –Detecting deception –Aggression/violence Expert Witness Testimony Clinical Psychology –Critical incident counseling –Competency and insanity evaluations –Fitness for duty evaluations –Employee assistance programs –Victim assistance –Counseling in a correctional facility

Types of Forensic Psychology Graduate Programs Master’s in Forensic Psychology Master’s in Psychology with a forensic concentration Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a forensic concentration Ph.D. in Psychology and the Law Ph.D./J.D. programs

Master’s Degrees in Forensic Psychology UniversityLocation Castleton State CollegeCastleton, Vermont John Jay CollegeNew York City Argosy UniversityDistrict of Columbia Chicago School of Professional PsychologyChicago, IL Marymount UniversityVirginia Sage Graduate SchoolNew York University of Texas, El PasoEl Paso, Texas Tiffin UniversityTiffin, Ohio University of DenverBoulder, Colorado

Doctoral Programs in Forensic Psychology UniversityLocation University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama University of British ColumbiaVancouver, British Columbia Alliant International UniversityCalifornia Long Island UniversityBrooklyn, New York Queens UniversityKingston, Ontario, Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TX Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby, British Columbia

Doctoral Programs in Legal Psychology UniversityLocation Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, Illinois University of KansasLawrence, Kansas University of NevadaReno, Nevada Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby, British Columbia St. Louis UniversitySt. Louis, Missouri University of Texas, El PasoEl Paso, Texas University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia

Joint Ph.D./J.D. Programs UniversityLocation University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona Villanova UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania University of NebraskaLincoln, Nebraska Stanford UniversityPalo Alto, California Widener UniversityChester, Pennsylvania Pacific Graduate School of PsychologyPalo Alto, California Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia

Professional Associations Society for Police and Criminal Psychology American College of Forensic Examiners Division 41 of the American Psychological Association (APA) American Academy of Forensic Psychology American Association of Correctional Psychology

Brief History of Forensic Psychology 1908Hugo Munsterberg publishes “On the Witness Stand” 1917William Marston develops first modern polygraph 1921State v. Driver: First time a psychologist testifies as an expert witness in an American court 1922William Marston becomes the first faculty member in forensic psychology (American University) 1931Howard Burtt publishes Legal Psychology, the first forensic psychology text book 1968Martin Reiser becomes first full-time police psychologist (LAPD) 2001APA recognizes forensic psychology as a specialty