Explain the conflicts between the legal system and the practice of forensic psychology including the challenges associated with integrating the approaches.
The legal system was established to protect people from each other, and the basic tenets of the system rely on the premise of right versus wrong. In contrast, basic psychological tenets include an understanding that human behavior is nuanced. These philosophical differences can lead to conflicts for forensic psychologists.
In this assignment, you will write a 2- to 3-page paper to explain these conflicts. You will also provide a case study (review the PG library for options) to demonstrate your understanding and support your explanation with relevant details and research-based evidence.
- Explain how the legal system and psychology may have conflicting values by describing two or more conflicts that may arise between the disciplines.
- Discuss practical ways forensic psychologists can effectively work with legal professionals.
- Provide a case study example of the conflicts and challenges associated with working in forensic psychology and explain the conflicts and challenges found based on the legal system and forensic psychology relationship.
Your assignment should be a 2- to 3-page expository essay, not including the title and reference pages, and should include the following elements:
- Title page: Provide your name, title of assignment, course and section number, and date.
- Body: Answer all the questions in complete sentences and paragraphs.
- Your responses should reflect professional writing standards, using proper tone and language. The writing and writing style should be correct and accurate, and reflect knowledge of skills and practice of the profession.
- Reference page: Sources listed in current APA format.
- Include a minimum of two scholarly or academic sources that were published within the last five years. You may include APA Ethical and Ethical Specialty Guidelines. You should carefully select sources after reviewing the literature and evaluating the credibility, relevance, quality and research merit of each source.
- Use Arial or Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced and left aligned.
- Use standard 1″ margins on all sides.
- Use current APA formatting and citation style