Introduction to Forensic Psychology Assignment

Introduction to Forensic
Psychology

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Step 1: Identify the main area of psychological research...........................................................1
Step 2: Identify two factors within this main area of research....................................................3
Step 3: Construct your argument.................................................................................................3
Step 4: Discuss the legal implications of analysis......................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Forensic psychology refers to an important application of science and profession of
psychology which provide support to deal with issues relevant to law as well as the legal system.
The term forensic derived from Latin word “forensis” which means forum where law courts of
ancient Rome were held. It is essential branch which is helpful to law and facilitate to determine
many real facts about specific case of crime (Varela & Conroy, 2012). This involves several
roles such as forensic or non- forensic evaluation, researcher & presenter of psychology,
consultant to law enforcement and expert witness. The present report will focus on a question
that are eyewitness identifications reliable with psychological aspects of the same. It also
includes description for key topics and ideas relevant to eyewitness identification with two
factors as well as legal implications.
Step 1: Identify the main area of psychological research
Forensic psychology refers to a significant branch of science in which psychology is
applied to legal system that provide help solve case in appropriate manner through identifying
actual culprit. It is very useful to legal authorities because several real facts can be determined by
utilising psychology which are effective to deal with different cases to catch the right culprit.
This involves several forensic psychologists who get trained in police department to handle
domestic disputes, negotiates and negotiation with hostage takers.
Eye witnesses are those people who were there at crime scene while the same was
happened. It is necessary for to take confessions or opinions of these individuals to determine
actual culprit of particular case. Moreover, less information of eyewitnesses may facilitates a
huge support to specific scenario of crime and police force get support to determine correct
terrorist. Additionally it is also mandatory to ensure about the factor of honesty and truthfulness
of an individual who is giving views for particular crime condition. In this, several key factors
are essential for which an appropriate research is required to be done for identifying real fact
(Andrews & Bonta, 2014).
The eyewitness testimony includes to conduct several necessary activities to know about
real status of memory working of an individual to know about their honesty and truthfulness for
opinion in selected case. It includes several elements which are need to tested because there are
various circumstance that force people to give false views for a crime scenario. Firstly, stress is
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