Forensic Psychology In The Media

The media presents a grossly distorted image of psychology and psychologists. Fictional television shows and movies tend to focus on forensic psychologists, but they have a terrible habit of glorifying the profession. Forensic psychology is portrayed as a simple, fast-paced, glamorous job when, in reality, it is complicated, thankless, and sometimes downright terrifying. Instead of using any scientific methods to reach their conclusions, these fictional psychologists are able to deduce answers effortlessly with only common sense as their guide. They fail to show that common sense is never a substitute for scientific evidence.
In other forms of media such as books, radio shows, and talk shows, the field that is overrepresented is the clinical