Forensic Psychology In The Turn Of The 1900's

Crime has reared its ugly head from as early on as when Cain killed Abel. With the daunting task of understanding that of evil and antisocial actions for philosophers, while still others struggle with concerns to areas within criminal law and subsequent punishments (Bartol & Bartol, 2008).
Psychology in the turn of the 1900’s was first to apply the concept of understanding criminal behaviors. Forensic psychology how now gained notoriety via TV shows such as Criminal Minds. Also, there are numerous College and University now offering psychology classes in which include coursework in forensic psychology as well as professional opportunities.
Historical benchmarks within the field of forensic psychology could start with the a pioneer and sometimes referred to as the “founding father of forensic psychology” is German born Hugo Münsterberg in 1863 (Bartol & Bartol, 2008). In 1908, Münsterberg
Reiser was influential in establishing as a profession: police psychology. Police psychology consists of assisting in establishing an appropriate shift schedule for their employees. Psychological profiles of criminal offenders, i.e. serial murderers. A clear example was with concerns to the DC sniper although the profile was incorrect in some aspects contained within the report. One of the errors in the profile is that they listed the suspect as most likely white, and after apprehension of John Allen Muhammad an African American (Sperry, 2003). Another contribution was to create a dependable and valid screening process for positions within law enforcement. Implementing training programs for law enforcement to deal with individuals that suffer from mental illness as well as counseling treatment for officers involved in shooting incidents (Bartol & Bartol, p 11,