Introduction to Forensic

Psychology

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 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
Masters in Forensic Psychology
Masters 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
 Masters 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 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 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 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
1968 Martin Reiser becomes first full-time police
psychologist (LAPD)
2001 APA recognizes forensic psychology as a specialty