PSYCH230 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Forensic Psychology, Expert Witness, Free Recall
17 Jan 2018
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Identify some of the major milestones in the history of forensic psychology. Provide a narrow and a broad definition of forensic psychology. Describe the differences between clinical and experimental forensic psychology. List the three ways in which psychology and the law can interact. List the criteria used in canada to decide when expert testimony is admissible. Forensic psychology: a field of psychology that deals with all aspects of human behaviour as it relates to the law or legal system. Profiling serial killers, selecting jury members, or determining someone"s sanity are some hollywood examples for forensic psychology. The way they carry these tasks out look way different than the movies. Forensic psychologist are interested in understanding the mechanisms that underlie people"s thought, feelings, and actions. Forensic psychologists get involved in activities that psychologists rarely do. Dates back to the late 19th century. This type of psychology wasn"t referred to as forensic psychology at first.
