Forensic Psychology

About this course

Forensic psychology applies psychological science to questions arising in legal and criminal justice contexts. It is concerned with understanding criminal behaviour, assessing risk, supporting victims and witnesses, advising courts, and working with offenders in custodial and community settings. The discipline draws on clinical, social, cognitive, and developmental psychology to examine why individuals behave in ways that bring them into contact with the justice system and what interventions might change the course of those trajectories. At York St John this three-year full-time programme is accredited by the British Psychological Society, which means it provides the Graduate Basis for Chartership required to progress towards postgraduate professional training in psychology. The programme includes a foundation year, a sandwich year, a year abroad, and a work placement, making it one of

Where its graduates go

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