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Introduction

1) Forensic Psychology includes both psychology and the criminal justice system. Forensic psychology involves applying psychology to the field of criminal investigation and the law.
You need to understand criminal law enough in order to be able to interact with judges, attorneys, and other legal professionals. You also have to be able to testify in court, be able to tell the court what psychological findings you found, and provide information to legal personnel in ways that can be understood.

2) This topic relates to Psychology because when a psychologist treats an individual who has been emotionally traumatized by an accident, the treatment is designed to help the person recover from the trauma. However, when the psychologist is asked to report what happened for the court, regarding the extent of the trauma and how much psychological damage was done, then the psychologist is providing forensic services.

-Forensic psychologists are usually seen as criminal profilers that are almost psychically able to deduce a killer's next move. But in real life, the forensic psychologists practice psychology as a science within the criminal justice system and civil courts.

-The word "forensic" comes from the Latin word "forensis," meaning "of the forum," where the law courts of ancient Rome were held.

-Becoming a forensic psychologist will first require you to get a doctorate in psychology, often (but not necessarily) in clinical or counseling psychology. Usually takes 5 to 7 years of graduate study to complete.

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