A Crossroad Between Forensic Psychology And The Criminal Justice System

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When I was trying to choose in psychology what I wanted to do, I looked at different aspects of the field because there are many different fields one can do within the psychological realm. So I have always been fascinated with how they gather information from looking at the crime scene and from that small amount of information they can create a profile. With such detail to the age, gender, race and even if they are outgoing or if they are quite and withdrawn.
If the crime was committed by more than one person they can determine which of them is dominate unsub and which one does as the other wishes. With forensic psychology is a crossroad between psychology and the criminal justice system. Since DNA testing, criminal forensics have come a long

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