Forensic Psychology

Forensic Psychology

Introduction

Forensic psychology enjoys the contribution of other disciplines, such as criminal law and criminology , and plays a role in the technical understanding of relevant court cases , in consultation with other professionals such as judges , lawyers and other consultants. An important aspect of this discipline is the study of the "psychology of testimony." Central role of the consultant is to provide technical information to investigators in a lexicon "legal", but as to be understandable to the non-psychologist (Davies & Beech, 2012).

To carry out its role properly the technical forensic psychologist needs to know the ethical rules ...