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Exploring Psychology and Law: Roles and Applications in Legal Settings

Investigate the intersections of psychology and law, including forensic, correctional, and police psychology. Explore the roles of psychologists in the legal system within courtroom settings, corrections, law enforcement, victim assistance, and research. Learn about expert witness duties, advocacy, corrections evaluation, law enforcement support, victim assistance, and research applications.

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Exploring Psychology and Law: Roles and Applications in Legal Settings

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  1. Psychology and the Law Joyce Carbonell Psychology Department Florida State University

  2. Psychology and the Law • Also called: • Forensic Psychology • Correctional psychology • Police psychology • Applications of scientific and professional aspects of psychology to questions and issues that relate to law and the legal system

  3. Psychology /Law • psychology in law • the use of psychology and psychological experts in the legal system. • psychology of law • development of theories about how law and legal procedures operate to affect our society

  4. Roles of the Psychologist In the Legal system • Courtroom • Corrections • Law enforcement • Victim assistance • Research

  5. Courtroom- Expert Witness • Mental state of defendants • Degree of damage suffered • Accidents • Spousal violence/domestic violence • Discrimination/sexual harassment • Impact of media on jury behavior (in theory not an advocate for one side)

  6. Courtroom-as an advocate • Jury selection process • Research on jury pool • Assistance in cross examination • In this case you commit your skills to one side

  7. Corrections • Evaluation and classification • Therapy • Program development • Research • Suicide assessments

  8. Law Enforcement • Stress reduction • Fitness for duty • Employment screenings • Victim witness assistance • Consultant for specialty areas • CISM/CISD

  9. Victim Assistance • Within law enforcement • Within specific types of service agencies (domestic violence centers, rape crisis programs • State attorney • Difference between victim advocate and victim assistance

  10. Research • Basic research that is used in expert testimony • Research on specific topics such as assessment that may be relied on in court • Research specific to legal issues

  11. OTHER ROLES? • Mediators • Legislative work • Training roles

  12. American Psychology -Law Society • web page on careers and training • provides general info and information about specific schools • American Psychology Law Society • http://www.ap-ls.org/ • From there go to pages on careers, students, etc. • American Academy of Forensic Psychology • http://www.abfp.com

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