Introduction to Forensic Psychology 1 What is Forensic

Introduction to Forensic Psychology 1

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 University Location Castleton State College Castleton, Vermont John Jay College New York City Argosy University District of Columbia Chicago School of Professional Psychology Chicago, IL Marymount University Virginia Sage Graduate School New York University of Texas, El Paso, Texas Tiffin University Tiffin, Ohio University of Denver Boulder, Colorado

Doctoral Programs in Forensic Psychology University Location University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Alliant International University California Long Island University Brooklyn, New York Queens University Kingston, Ontario, Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia

Doctoral Programs in Legal Psychology University Location Florida International University Miami, Florida University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas University of Nevada Reno, Nevada Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia St. Louis University St. Louis, Missouri University of Texas, El Paso, Texas University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia

Joint Ph. D. /J. D. Programs University Location University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona Villanova University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska Stanford University Palo Alto, California Widener University Chester, Pennsylvania Pacific Graduate School of Psychology Palo Alto, California Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois University of Virginia Charlottesville, 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 1908 Hugo Munsterberg publishes “On the Witness Stand” 1917 William Marston develops first modern polygraph 1921 State v. Driver: First time a psychologist testifies as an expert witness in an American court 1922 William Marston becomes the first faculty member in forensic psychology (American University) 1931 Howard Burtt publishes Legal Psychology, the first forensic psychology text book Martin Reiser becomes first full-time police psychologist (LAPD) 1968 2001 APA recognizes forensic psychology as a specialty