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  1. Nov 24, 2020 · In civil cases, psychological injury arises from allegedly deliberate or negligent acts of the defendant (s) that the plaintiff contends caused psychological conditions to appear. These alleged acts are disputed in courts and other tribunals.

    • William E. Foote, Jane Goodman-Delahunty, Gerald Young
    • 2020
  2. Feb 15, 2020 · In this article, we report the results of a two-part investigation of psychological assessments by psychologists in legal contexts. The first part involves a systematic review of the 364 psychologi...

    • Tess M S Neal, Christopher Slobogin, Michael J Saks, David L Faigman, Kurt F Geisinger
    • 2019
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  4. Psychology and law is an area where the basic and the applied scientist has often been the same individual. As researchers and practitioners, those working in the area of legal psychology have long been acquainted with the importance of disseminating the research from our field to help improve the system.

  5. Psychology in law refers to specific applications of psychology within law such as the reliability of eyewitness testimony, the mental state of the defendant, and a parent’s suitability for child custody in a divorce case.

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  6. Law of Psychology. Some legal (e.g., Perlin, 1985) and psychological (e.g., Wulach, 1998) scholars study and write about the law affecting the practice and science of psychology (aka law of psychology).

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  7. By reading this article, one will learn the history of involuntary psychiatric hospitalization in the United States and gain an understanding of the ethical issues that make civil commitment one of the most controversial practices in modern psychiatry.

  8. Forensic psychologists address questions related to legal proceedings, such as personal injury, workers compensation, civil commitment, child custody, sanity, competency to stand trial and juveniles.

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