Introduction to Forensic Psychology

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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.

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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

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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

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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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