Forensic psychology involves applying psychology to understand criminal behavior and assessing the mental state of offenders. To pursue a career in this field, one typically requires a bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree focused on forensic psychology or criminal justice. Recommended steps include obtaining internships, tailoring academic work to psychology-law topics, and staying informed through relevant journals.

1. Career Choices- Per 1 Honors English 10
Forensic
Psychology
By, Savie Luce

2. What is it?
Forensic
Psychology
This is the process of applying
psychology to criminal nature.
It also creates theories to discover and
explore human behavior and retain
correlations.

3. What Does A Criminal
Psychologist do?
❖ Investigate the behaviors and
thoughts of criminals
❖ Assess their mental situation
❖ Decide whether they are
competent or not to be put on
trial
❖ Examine the motives of
criminals
❖ Help find ways to prevent
criminal behavior

4. What type of schooling is needed?
College
Programs
The are many colleges that specify in
forensic psychology programs. One of the
most prominent is the John Jay College
of Criminal Justice.

5. To Become A Forensic
Psychologist…
❖ Bachelor’s Degree
❖ Master’s Degree
❖ PHD or PsyD
❖ All must focus and major in
Forensic Psychology or
Criminal Justice

6. The Basics:
Forensic
Psychology
• Is basically a licensed Clinical
Psychologist
• Applies to a variety of legal matters
• Commonly assesses competency,
insanity, child custody, medication,
discrimination, social science, violence
risk protection, and civil changes and
commitment

7. Training:
These are tips offered by Karen Franklin, from
www.psychologytoday.com
❖ Apply for forensic-related internships, such as at forensic
hospitals, correctional facilities, and community mental health
settings.
❖ Tailor your doctoral dissertation to a psychology-law topic
in your area of professional interests.
❖ Become a student member of the American Psychology-
Law Society, an interdisciplinary organization devoted to
scholarship, practice, and public service in psychology and
law.
❖ Purchase and read Psychological Evaluations for the
Courts, the bible of forensic psychology.
❖ Stay current by regularly reading the leading journals in
the field, among them Law and Human Behavior and
Psychology, Public Policy, and Law.

8. Picture from Website.
It’s Contributions: Provided by
psych.hanover.edu

9. Works Cited
Franklin, Karen. "What's It Take to Become a Forensic Psychologist?" Psychology Today: Health, Help,
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