Psychology 2032A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Developmental Psychology, Forensic Psychology

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2032A/B
• Professor: John Campbell

Document Summary

Lecture 1 introduction to psychology of crime and corrections. Roles can vary immensely depending on the persons focus and training. Wide variety of roles associated with forensic psychology. Pscyhology and the law: the use of psychology to study the operation of the legal system. Psychology in the law: the use of psychology within the legal system as it currently. Psychology of the law: the use of psychology to study the law itself. The most frequent duty associated with forensic psychology is the psychological assessment of individuals who are involved, in one way of another, with the legal system (i. e. jury, victim, offender, etc. The most important skills for the psychologist are clinical based: i. e. clinical assessment, interviewing, report writing, strong verbal communication skills, and case presentation. The majority of a forensic psychologists time is spent behind a desk looking over and studying reports rather than being out in the field looking at crime scenes.