INTERNSHIP IN FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY

Supervised application of psychological principles and techniques in a law enforcement, criminal justice, legal, or research setting in which forensic work is currently conducted. Arrangements for the practicum site need to be completed, in consultation with the instructor, in the preceding semester. Requires a scholarly paper, developed with the supervising faculty member, due at the end of the semester. The instructor may help in securing a practicum, but ultimate responsibility belongs to the student. Students must sign a contract of acceptance of expectations and responsibilities before the start of the semester. Students enrolling in fall may complete the site work during the preceding summer by enrolling in PS 490.Prerequisite: PS 270 or PS 370; Permission of instructor.