CRIM 400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: American Psychological Association, Forensic Psychology, Psychopathy
10 Feb 2017
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Forensic psychology is the application of the scientific and professional aspects of psychology to questions and issues relating to the law and the legal system. Forensic psychology often involves the overlapping relationship between clinical practice, experimental research, and the law. American psychology-law society (division 41 of the apa) Divisions 18 of the american psychological association, psychologists in public service. International association of chiefs of police (psychological services section) Approximately 3600 phds and 1600 psyds awarded yearly. Over half are in clinical or counseling psychology. As of 2010 there are three graduate training programs offering a dedicated forensic psychology doctoral degree (john jay college of criminal justice; nova sourtheastern. Twenty-five institutions offer doctoral degrees with concentrations relating to forensic psychology. The frye rule general acceptance (frye v. united states, 1923) The daubert rule general acceptance or will assist trier of fact (daubert v. dow. Tarasoff v. regents of the university of california (1974, 1976) Rapid risk assessment for sex recidivism (rrasor)
