Is psychology a good major for law school?
Yes, especially if you want to become a Forensic Psychologist. The study of the human mind has become one of the most helpful sciences benefiting human society in various spheres of life. Forensic psychology is a fast-growing field of psychology that allows depicting psychological picture of the crime and helps to solve it more quickly and easily. Forensic psychologists are able to explain how mental factors influence individual’s behaviour and give its interpretation within law system. They contribute greatly to the field of offender profiling, and to the research on effective police interviewing, as well as to the investigation into detecting true or false confessions. In order to address particular case, the range of forensic psychologists’ services differs. They usually provide criminal behaviour evaluation; assess juvenile/adult offenders’ mental ability and emotional implications, their individual disorders, accuracy of eyewitness testimony, and other psychological issues.
