Forensic Psychology

Forensic psychology is something that I have been interested in for quite some time; for an explanation of what forensic psychology is here is a broad explanation from Dr. Joseph Davis, "Forensics literally translated from Latin means "in the forum". A place to argue, to debate and to render an opinion regarding such facts. (Swenson) Our forum today is what we call the courtroom. The Trier of Fact is the Jury (they listen to the …

…of television and movies like the "Profiler" and "Silence of the Lambs", have glamorized this field of psychology. Many people have a misconception of what forensic psychologists really do. Forensic psychologist’s work is not always fun or even exciting, but in my opinion, is usually very interesting ("Ultimate"). Forensic psychology is a small but growing field, and it will help perfect the court system, legal field, and secret agencies for many years to come.