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PSY 242: Forensic Psychology: Reading List Activity

Activity Form

Use the Forensic Psychology Reading List Form to complete the activity.

Goals & Directions

Goals: Through this activity, you’ll gain experience...

  • Searching for research articles in PsycINFO
  • Using PsycINFO database tools
  • Exploring research on a forensic psychology topic

Directions: Search PsycINFO for a research article or book chapter (last 10 years) about your assigned topic and answer the questions on the forensic psychology reading list form.

If you finish early: Search for a research article on a different topic and submit a new form.

Possible topics

Forensic psychology and...

  • Civil commitment
  • Competency
  • Criminal profiling
  • Death penalty
  • Deception
  • Expert testimony
  • Insanity
  • Media (broadly defined)

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