FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY

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Nugent, Pam M.S.
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This involves the application of psychological principles and techniques to situations involving the law or legal systems that are criminal and civil. It includes assessment and diagnosis and treatment. See correctional psychology.

FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY: "Forensic psychology is an assessment technique."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. FORENSIC SOCIAL WORK
  2. APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
  3. FORENSIC NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
  4. PSYCHOTECHNOLOGY
  5. RIGHT TO EFFECTIVE TREATMENT
  6. MILITARY PSYCHOLOGY
  7. GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
  8. PUBLIC SERVICE PSYCHOLOGY
  9. SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY
  10. PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
Cite this page: Nugent, Pam M.S., "FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/forensic-psychology/ (accessed August 16, 2018).
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