A description of the educational levels required and recommended (i.e. what can a MA level forensic psychologist do, versus a Doctorate level professional). Different roles that a forensic psychologist can take. This can include roles in the court and out as well as research possibilities.

The Forensic Psychology Booklet

Potential students often look for guidance regarding the programs that they
are considering. You are a program assistant at a local university. You have
been asked by your department chair (psychology) to create a booklet about the
field of forensic psychology for potential students. This booklet will be given
out at information sessions and will be sent to students requesting more
information. The department chair asks you to create this booklet with the
undecided student in mind, remembering that while you don’t want to scare
students away, you also want to be truthful about the field. She asks for the
following information to be included:

 

• A description of the educational levels required and recommended (i.e. what
  can a MA level forensic psychologist do, versus a Doctorate level professional).
  Different roles that a forensic psychologist can take. This can include roles in
  the court and out as well as research possibilities. (2 pages)
• A discussion of each of the following and discuss why is it important that
  all forensic psychologists need to be well-versed in them (3 pages):

 

• Case Law
• Specific Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and why they are important
• Important past research in the field
• Diversity issues
• Ethical considerations

 

• An analysis of at least three aspects of the American judicial
  system (such as eyewitness testimony, transfer of juveniles to criminal court,
  etc.), which are impacted most heavily by psychology and psychological research
  (3 pages). Be sure to discuss:

 

• Three aspects of the American judicial system
• How psychology has impacted these aspects
• One research study for each aspect that is considered pivotal, classic or
  ground breaking in the field.

 

 

Your booklet needs to be at least 8 pages long. Because it is an
informational booklet, it will not be formatted like a formal paper, but should
be professionally and attractively presented. Please remember that all citations
should follow APA formatting rules, and the majority of the information should
be in a formal academic writing style. However, a minority of the information
can be written in bulleted format.