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    Psychology is a topic that many people have heard of and been exposed to without ever researching for themselves. In fact‚ many people base their ideas about psychology‚ and particularly psychologists‚ on things they have seen in popular media sources such as television shows and movies. However‚ these portrayals are much different than the norms of reality. For this project‚ I chose to examine and discuss two popular psychology careers that are often seen in the world of media and entertainment:

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    Assignment 1: The Nature of Forensic Psychology Understand the applied nature of forensic psychology Forensic psychologist’s assessment of offenders to stand trial The role of a forensic psychologist in the assessment of offenders is to examine the psychological health of the offender. They will be involved and assessing the offenders throughout all stages of the trial‚ Pre-trail‚ trial and sentencing. It is the job of a forensic psychologist during the pre-trial to examine and assess who they

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    Assess the care for sentencing mentally disordered offenders to prison rather than a forensic psychiatric hospital setting. The 19th Century saw many efforts to remove mentally ill offenders from the prison system. Bethlam Hospital in London opened a new wing for the criminal offenders who were diagnosed with a mental illness. Shortly after‚ Broadmoor hospital was opened. However‚ this did not end the detention of the mentally ill offenders in prison; although more special provision was being

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    debates on whether a mentally ill person who commits a crime should be criminally charged. Some people believe people with mental illnesses should be hospitalized and receive treatment‚ then be discharged once they are stable. Others believe having mentally ill people who have committed crimes being discharged after receiving treatment is a danger to their safety. I believe that decision depends on the person’s mental illness and their crime. But most of the time the mentally ill know right from wrong

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    Explain the law relating to the mentally ill to conclude contracts and consider why these rules exist. Introduction A contract is a legally binding agreement between two or more persons that is recognised by the courts. In order for an agreement to be legally binding there are certain criteria that have to be met. One of these criteria is capacity. The majority of us have the capacity to form a legally binding agreement‚ however certain categories of people are limited by law to make contracts

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    Application 1 Randal Huff 12/12/2010 Forensic psychology deals with the field of psychology and the law. The death penalty has always been‚ and will always be‚ a topic of controversy from the issue of its constitutionality to the variability in its application. The article I read provides focus upon the role of the forensic psychologist‚ specifically as it applies to mitigation (Atkins at el). Psychologists were beginning to act as expert witnesses in criminal trials throughout Europe

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    highly contrasts to the normal human mind. My interest led me to discover forensic psychology‚ and research into the subject has provided me with the belief that crime is an important factor influencing society. Why did they want to murder? Why did they murder in this way? From time to time I find myself questioning the psychology behind criminals and one day I hope to feed my knowledge and apply it to a career in Forensic Psychology. I find criminals to be mysterious; extremely captivating in such a way

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    flashy‚ action-packed detective shows‚ how does ‘profiling’ and psychology actually apply to law enforcement? What else does a forensic psychologist do? The world of forensic psychology encompasses much more than what is shown in countless movies and television shows. This paper is designed to shed light on the variety of responsibilities of a forensic psychologist‚ how the

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    situations‚ forensic psychology professionals have a critical role to play. For instance‚ they perform crucial functions in determining the directions that civil proceedings take. Like criminal cases‚ civil cases are heavily influenced by the reports of forensic psychologists. For example‚ these professionals may be called upon to carry out evaluations on repressed memory among offenders. A case in point is one where Spiegel &Scheflin (1993) point out that in about 50 civil cases‚ forensic psychologists

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    Forensic Psychology and an Attorney Kenya Taylor Intro to psychology Forensic Psychology and an Attorney Although I am still quite indecisive of exactly what I want to be in life‚ I have a general idea of the careers I am going to choose from. The one I am leaning more towards is a profession as a criminal lawyer. A criminal lawyer is a person who practices or studies the system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating actions of its members. A criminal lawyer

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