PSYCH 3CC3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Police Psychology, Law Enforcement Agency, O. J. Simpson Murder Case

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 3CC3
• Professor: Richard B Day

Document Summary

Profiling is a very small section of this field. Civil cases: most of the work of forensic psychologist is in civil case, child custody assessment. Who is fit to care for the child: civil competence assessment. Can a person live on their on. Testified by a lot of people including a clinical psychologist: e(cid:454)pert testi(cid:373)o(cid:374)(cid:455) i(cid:374) da(cid:373)age a(cid:374)d (cid:449)ork(cid:373)a(cid:374)"s co(cid:373)pe(cid:374)satio(cid:374) cases. Suffered an injury and may be making request for pain and suffering. What effects and what extent should that be factored into the amount of. Criminal cases money is awards: offender profiling what are they likely to be like. The fbi has the largest group about 12. These individuals are called on internationally (canada) Rape and murder most common: competence to stand trial. Only in canada- only md are allowed to do this. Forensic psychiatrist can do this not psychologist. Even physicians can do this without any training: assessment of mental illness.