Key Topics in Forensic Psychology

Key Foundations:

1. What is Forensic Psychology?

2. Early Beginnings and Development of Forensic Psychology

Key Theories:

3. Cognitive Theories of Crime

4. Developmental Theories of Crime

5. Social and Situational Theories of Crime

6. Neurological Theories of Crime

7. Clinical Psychological Theories of Crime

Key Methodologies:

8. Number Crunching (Quantitative Research Methods)

9. The Devil is in the Detail (Qualitative Research Methods)

Key Impacts:

10. Eyewitness Evidence

11. Behavioural Analysis of Crime

12. Interviewing Suspects

13. Decision Making

14. Assessment of Offenders

15. Treatment of Offenders

Key Emerging Areas:

16. Where do we go from here - Future Research

17. Where do we go from here - Future Practice