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Forensic and Legal Psychology

Forensic psychology and legal psychology are primarily concerned with the application of psychological methods and principles germane to legal questions and issues. Forensic psychology generally involves a clinical analysis of individual as it pertains to some legal question or issue. Legal psychology also encompasses empirical research on topics exploring the relationship between law and psychological and behavioral processes.

Forensic and Legal Psychology Links
www.ap-ls.org/students/graduateIndex.html
The Law and Society Association
Radical Psychology Network
American Society of Criminology
American Academy of Forensic Sciences

APA Division Links
Division 41 - American Psychology and Law Society

APA Published Journals
Psychology, Public Policy and Law

Other Journals
American Journal of Forensic Psychology
Law and Human Behavior
Australian Journal of Forensic Psychology
Behavioral Sciences and Law
Criminal Justice and Behavior
International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
International Journal of Forensic Mental Health
International Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology
Journal of American Academy of Psychiatry and Law
Journal of Forensic Sciences
Journal of Forensic Psychology and Practice
Law and Psychology Review
Legal and Criminological Psychology
Psychology Crime and Law
Law and Society Review
Criminology: An Interdisciplinary Journal
Criminology and Public Policy
Journal of Legal Studies

 

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