Midterm Ch.1 Flashcards
research and application of psychological knowledge to the legal system
forensic psych-broad
application and practice of psychology as it applies to the legal system
forensic psych- narrow
are M.D.’s and can prescribe medication
psychiatrist
provide valid screenings, train police officers, provide counseling/support services and provide fit for duty evals
police and public safety
assist attorney’s in jury selection, perform evals of competency, discuss consent to treatment, conduct child evals, violation risk assessment and child abuse evals
legal psychology
intervention strategies for preventing violent adolescent behavior, developmental psychopathy, consult with schools on troubled youth sightings, measure mental illness
pyschology of crime and delinquency
evaluate victims and witnesses, conduct psych assessments for civil cases, educate and train victim service providers on mental illnesses, give psychological support to the bearers of bad news
victimology and victim services
est valid and reliable screening procedures, assess inmates for mental health/programs, evaluate effectiveness psychological opportunities the prisoners are given, develop stress management for correctional personnel, conduct sexually violent predator assessments
correctional psychology
applied , clinical, counseling, school, industrial/organizational and forensic
What are the psychology specialties?
