What is forensic psychology? *“Any application of psychological research, methods, theory and practice to a task faced by the legal system”

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What is forensic psychology? *“Any application of psychological research, methods, theory and practice to a task faced by the legal system”

What does a forensic psychologist do? *Many hold full-time jobs as professors or clinicians in non-legal settings *On the side, they work as expert witnesses, and offer training to lawyers and judges *Some work as mediators *Some are employed as trial consultants *Some do behavioral research for the Secret Service, FBI, etc.

History of “Psychology and Law” *Cesare Lombroso ( ) *“Father of modern criminology” *Healy: founder of Juvenile Psychopathic Institute, 1909 *Sigmund Freud, 1906, proposed that psychology could be of practical use to judges

History of “Psychology and Law” *Hugo Munsterberg *On the Witness Stand, 1908 *Can be called the founder of forensic psychology *Studied eyewitness accuracy, confessions, hypnosis, crime detection, crime prevention *Offered testimony as an expert witness regarding confession truthfulness

History of “Psychology and Law” *Legal realist movement (early 20th century) *1930s and 1940s *Law and society movement (1950s and 1960s) *Law viewed as a social system *Brown v. Board of Education *Renewed interest, late 1970s: social psychology *1980s: psychology gains a foothold