PSY 3173 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Canada, Memory, Mental Disorder
20 Nov 2018
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Two main approaches to forensic psychology: narrow approach: focuses mainly on the applied aspects, broad approach: includes clinical and research. Forensic psych only recently became the name. Most universities teach this information under forensic psychology . Limits what can be taught-- can"t cover any civil law, for example. Canadian psychologists: focuses a lot on developing tools for risk assessment. Us: focuses on eyewitness testimony and jury opinion. Narrow: in the us you can be certified as a forensic psychologist. Main reason there"s a distinction between narrow and broad. You have to fit this exact definition to be certified as a forensic psychologist. From slides: psychologists (clinical, counselling, neuropsychology, school psych) when regularly engaged as experts in assisting to provide psychological expertise to the judicial system. Broad: canada takes a much more broad approach to forensic psychology. Forensic psychologist is not a regulated title in canada. Experts in the field can refer to themselves as forensic psychologists.
