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Despite the fact that the field of forensic psychology was formally recognized by the American Psychological Association (APA) as a "subset" in 2001 (Salfati, 2009), aspects of this science have influenced law enforcement long before that. One of the most salient ways it does so is in terms of interviewing people for certain positions -- whether they be formal positions such as an appointment to a law enforcement position or informal ones such as witness and eyewitness testimony.
Various branches of the law have been made cognizant of the fact that individuals who work within law enforcement have a very tenuous, difficult job. There is a significantly greater amount of work -- and psychology -- involved in working as a police officer. Therefore, within the past several years law enforcement officials have included personality tests as part of the testing for police officers (Salfati, 2009). Although these tests are far from the single determinant of whether an individual qualifies to become a police officer, they certainly impact who is selected. Personality tests,...
Testimony from these individuals, of course, plays a substantial part in the administering of justice in criminal trials. Psychologists have been formally trained to recognize telltale signs that are used to suggest whether or not a person is telling the truth or explicating fictitious information. Their impact in rendering judgment about the veracity of these witnesses has a significant impact on how laws are enforced -- which generally relates to forensic psychology.
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Huss, M.T. (2001). "What is forensic psychology? it's not silence of the lambs." Eye on Psi Chi. Retrieved from http://www.psichi.org/pubs/articles/article_58.aspx
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2009). "Introduction to forensic psychology." Baltimore: Author. "Foundations of Forensic Psychology" with Dr. C. Gabrielle Salfati.
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