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Forensic Psychology and all its subspecialties
Jenifer Gans
Walden University
Week 11 Assignment 1
Abstract
Forensic psychology is a moderately novel field that only first established acknowledgement by the American Psychology Association in 2001. There are many subspecialties within the field of forensic psychology, as one might have figured and many opportunities within the field. For example, there are criminal psychology subspecialties, juvenile subspecialties, civil subspecialties, correctional psychology subspecialties, investigative psychology subspecialties, and police psychology to name a few. The current paper assesses the progression of forensic psychology and its subspecialties as well as roles forensic professionals play within each subspecialty, ethical dilemmas that arise, landmark court cases in each subspecialty, and controversial issues surrounding each subspecialty, along with relevant research.
Forensic psychology is a moderately novel field that only first established acknowledgement by the American Psychology Association in 2001. There are many subspecialties within the field of forensic psychology, as one might have figured and many opportunities within the field. For example, there are criminal psychology subspecialties, juvenile subspecialties, civil subspecialties, correctional psychology subspecialties, investigative psychology subspecialties, and police psychology to name a few. The current paper assesses the progression of forensic psychology and its subspecialties as well as roles forensic professionals play within each subspecialty, ethical dilemmas that arise, landmark court cases in each subspecialty, and controversial issues surrounding each subspecialty, along with relevant research.
Criminal Subspecialty
Forensic psychologists often act with the criminal courts and deal with numerous Psycholegal activities, which include conducting assessments. Competency to stand trial is one of the most common forensic mental health...
Jenifer Gans
Walden University
Week 11 Assignment 1
Abstract
Forensic psychology is a moderately novel field that only first established acknowledgement by the American Psychology Association in 2001. There are many subspecialties within the field of forensic psychology, as one might have figured and many opportunities within the field. For example, there are criminal psychology subspecialties, juvenile subspecialties, civil subspecialties, correctional psychology subspecialties, investigative psychology subspecialties, and police psychology to name a few. The current paper assesses the progression of forensic psychology and its subspecialties as well as roles forensic professionals play within each subspecialty, ethical dilemmas that arise, landmark court cases in each subspecialty, and controversial issues surrounding each subspecialty, along with relevant research.
Forensic psychology is a moderately novel field that only first established acknowledgement by the American Psychology Association in 2001. There are many subspecialties within the field of forensic psychology, as one might have figured and many opportunities within the field. For example, there are criminal psychology subspecialties, juvenile subspecialties, civil subspecialties, correctional psychology subspecialties, investigative psychology subspecialties, and police psychology to name a few. The current paper assesses the progression of forensic psychology and its subspecialties as well as roles forensic professionals play within each subspecialty, ethical dilemmas that arise, landmark court cases in each subspecialty, and controversial issues surrounding each subspecialty, along with relevant research.
Criminal Subspecialty
Forensic psychologists often act with the criminal courts and deal with numerous Psycholegal activities, which include conducting assessments. Competency to stand trial is one of the most common forensic mental health...