Forensic psychology in Iceland: A survey of members of the Icelandic Psychological Society
Forensic psychology is a rapidly growing specialism within psychology. A survey was carried out among the 152 members of the Icelandic Psychological Society (Sálfræðingafélagi Íslands) about their involvement and role in court work. Out of 101 psychologists who responded to the survey, 39 reported h...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1467-9450.2004.00412.x 2024-06-02T08:09:12+00:00 Forensic psychology in Iceland: A survey of members of the Icelandic Psychological Society SIGURDSSON, JON FRIDRIK GUDJONSSON, GISLI H. 2004 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9450.2004.00412.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1467-9450.2004.00412.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1467-9450.2004.00412.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Scandinavian Journal of Psychology volume 45, issue 4, page 325-329 ISSN 0036-5564 1467-9450 journal-article 2004 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9450.2004.00412.x 2024-05-03T11:24:04Z Forensic psychology is a rapidly growing specialism within psychology. A survey was carried out among the 152 members of the Icelandic Psychological Society (Sálfræðingafélagi Íslands) about their involvement and role in court work. Out of 101 psychologists who responded to the survey, 39 reported having been involved in court work, of whom 34 had testified in court. The great majority of court work of the psychologists involved assessments relating to child‐care and custody proceedings, but there was evidence that Icelandic psychologists are increasingly becoming involved in criminal cases concerning criminal responsibility and the reliability of testimony. They are working much more independently of medical colleagues than before. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Wiley Online Library Scandinavian Journal of Psychology 45 4 325 329 |
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Forensic psychology is a rapidly growing specialism within psychology. A survey was carried out among the 152 members of the Icelandic Psychological Society (Sálfræðingafélagi Íslands) about their involvement and role in court work. Out of 101 psychologists who responded to the survey, 39 reported having been involved in court work, of whom 34 had testified in court. The great majority of court work of the psychologists involved assessments relating to child‐care and custody proceedings, but there was evidence that Icelandic psychologists are increasingly becoming involved in criminal cases concerning criminal responsibility and the reliability of testimony. They are working much more independently of medical colleagues than before. |
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SIGURDSSON, JON FRIDRIK GUDJONSSON, GISLI H. Forensic psychology in Iceland: A survey of members of the Icelandic Psychological Society |
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Forensic psychology in Iceland: A survey of members of the Icelandic Psychological Society |
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Forensic psychology in Iceland: A survey of members of the Icelandic Psychological Society |
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Forensic psychology in Iceland: A survey of members of the Icelandic Psychological Society |
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Forensic psychology in Iceland: A survey of members of the Icelandic Psychological Society |
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