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1893- first psychological experiment on the psychology of testimony is conducted by J. McKeen Cattell at Columbia University.
1903- Lewis William Stern of Germany establishes a periodical dealing with the psychology of testimony
1906- publication of a little-known work, Psychology Applied to Legal Evidence and Other Constructions of Law by George Frederick Arnold
1908-publication of Hugo Munsterberg’s On the Witness Stand, arguably one of the first professional books on forensic psychology. Some scholars consider the author, a Harvard professor of psychology, to be the father of forensic psychology
1908- Social science brief submitted to an appellate court, the Oregon Supreme Court in Muller V Oregon.
1909- Clinic for juvenile offenders established by psychologist Grace M. Fernald and psychiatrist William Healey.
1911- J. Varendonck becomes one of the earliest psychologists to testify in a criminal trial held in Belgium.
1913- the first time that psychological services are offered within a U. Correctional Facility (a women's reformatory in New York State), by psychologist Eleanor Roland.
1917- Psychologist lawyer William Marston develops the first “polygraph.” Shortly thereafter, his expert testimony on the polygraph is rejected by a federal court (Frye V. United States, 1923) because the polygraph, by then, lacked general acceptance by the scientific community.
1917- Louis Terman becomes the first American psychologist to use psychological tests in the screening of law enforcement personnel.
1918- first inmate classification system was developed by psychologists, and established by the New Jersey Department of Corrections. New Jersey also becomes the first state to hire full-time correctional psychologists on a regular basis.
1921 first time an American psychologist testifies in a courtroom as an expert witness (State v. Driver, 1921)
1922- Karl Marbe, a psychology professor at the University of Wurzburg, Germany, becomes the first psychologist to testify at a civil trial.
1922- William Marston becomes the first to receive a faculty appointment in forensic psychology as a “professor of legal psychology” at American University.
1924- Wisconsin becomes the first state to provide comprehensive psychological examinations of all admissions to its prison system and all applications for parole.
1929- Psychologist Donald Slesinger is appointed associate professor at Yale law school, qualifying him as the first psychologist granted faculty status in an American law school
1931- Howard Burtt's Legal Psychology is published- the first textbook in the forensic area written by a psychologist
1954- US Supreme Court cites social science research, including that of psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark, in its landmark ruling, Brown v. Board of Education.
1961- Hans Toch edits one of the first texts on the psychology of crime, Legal and Criminal psychology.
1962- Psychologists are recognized as experts on the issue of mental illness by the D Court of Appeals in Jenkins V United States.
1964- psychologist Hans J. Eysenck formulates a comprehensive and testable theory on criminal behavior in the book Crime and Personality.
1968- Martin Reiser, the first prominent full-time police psychologist in the United States, is hired by the Los Angeles Police Department. He became instrumental in establishing police psychology as a profession.
1968- the first PsyD program is established at the University of Illinois.
1972- under the guidance and leadership of the American Association for correctional psychology (AACP) by Stanley Brodsky, Robert Levinson, and Asher Pacht, correctional psychology becomes recognized as a professional career.
1973- the first successful interdisciplinary psychology and law program is developed at the University of Nebraska Lincoln.
1978- the American Board of Forensic Psychology provides board certification in forensic psychology.
1978- the American Psychological Association approves a clinical internship in corrections at the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.
1991- the American Academy of Forensic Psychology and American Psychology-Law Society (division 41 of the APA) publishes Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychologists.
2001- the American Psychological Association recognizes forensic psychology as a specialty.
2006- the committee on the revision of the specialty guidelines for forensic psychology recommends a broader definition that encompasses research as well as clinical practice
2008- the American Psychological Association re-certifies forensic psychology as a specialty.
2013- the Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology are published. Forensic Psychology is described as a professional practice by any psychologist working within any subdiscipline of psychology (e. clinical, developmental, social, cognitive ) when applying the scientific, technical, or specialized knowledge of psychology to the law to assist in addressing legal contractual and administrative matters.
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Police and Public Safety
Assist police departments in determining optimal shift schedules for their employees. Establish reliable and valid screening procedures for law enforcement officer positions at various police and Sheriff’s departments. Perform fitness-for-duty evaluations of officers after a critical incident such as a hostage-taking situation ending in multiple deaths. Train police officers on how to deal with mentally ill citizens Provide counseling services to officers after a shooting incident. Provide support services to the families of law enforcement officers. Inform police of the research evidence regarding the reliability of eyewitness
Legal Psychology
Conduct child custody evaluations, visitation risk assessments, and child abuse evaluations. Assist attorneys in jury selection through community surveys and other research methods. Perform evaluations of the defendant's competency to stand trial. Testify at a trial in which the defendant has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Evaluate civil capacities such as the capacity to make a will or consent to treatment.
Psychology of Crime and Delinquency
Evaluate the effectiveness of intervention strategies designed to prevent violent behavior during adolescence. Conduct research on the development of psychopathy. Consult with legislators and governmental agencies as a research policy advisor on responses to stalking. Consult with school personnel on identifying troubled youth who are a potential threat to other students. Develop a psychological measure for assessing risk of harm to self or others among the mentally ill. Inform the legal community about research on decision-making in adolescence.
Victimology and Victim Services
evaluate persons who are the victims of crime or witnesses to a crime. Conduct psychological assessments for personal injury matters related to auto accidents, product liability, sexual harassment and discrimination, medical negligence or workers compensation, and so on. Educate and train victim service providers on psychological reactions to criminal victimization such as post-traumatic stress disorder Assess, support, and counsel those who provide death notification services.
Educate service providers on the impact of multiculturalism when victims seek mental health and support services.
Correctional Psychology
Establish reliable and valid screening procedures for correctional officer positions at correctional facilities. Assess inmates entering prison for both mental health needs and suitability for prison programs. Assess prisoners for risk in parole decision making. Evaluate the effectiveness of programs for juvenile and adult offenders such as victim-offender reconciliation programs sex offender treatment or health education programs. Develop a stress management program for correctional personnel Conduct sexually violent predator assessments.
Forensic Psych
Course: BS Psychology
University: Polytechnic University of the Philippines
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