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Adapted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Forensic psychology is the intersection between Psychology and the Criminal Justice System. It is a division of applied psychology concerned with the collection, examination and presentation of psychological evidence for judicial purposes.
Questions asked by the court of a psychologist in this field are generally not questions regarding psychology so much as they are legal questions with the response in language the court understands. For example, a psychologist is frequently appointed by the court to assess a defendant's competency to stand trial. These psychologists also provide sentencing recommendations, treatment recommendations, and any other information the judge requests, such as information regarding mitigating factors, assessment of future risk, and evaluation of witness credibility. Forensic psychology also involves evaluating police or other law enforcement personnel. Psychologists working in this specialty are retained both with the Public Defender, the State’s Attorney, and private attorneys.
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