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Distinction Between Forensic, Developmental, and Forensic Developmental Psychology

	Forensic psychology	Developmental psychology	Forensic developmental psychology
What is it?	Field of psychology that focuses on the field of criminal investigation and the law Areas of study: "ability to testify in court, reformulating psychological findings into the legal language of the courtroom, providing information to legal personnel in a way that can be understood"	Field of psychology that studies growth and development throughout an individual's lifespan Areas of study: Infant, Childhood and Adolescence development, early Adulthood, Middle Adulthood and Older Adults, Cognitive development	Field of psychology that focuses on children's actions and reactions in a forensic context Areas of study: autobiographical memory, memory distortion, eyewitness identification, narrative construction, personality, and attachment
Work setting	Criminal and civic court systems Treatment facilities	Schools, universities, nonprofit agencies, and hospitals Day cares and preschools Rehabilitation hospitals, clinics, or residential facilities (nursing homes)	Criminal and civic court systems
Types of patients	Individuals, families, adults, elderly, and juvenile populations Prisons and correctional facilities Governmental agencies (criminal profiling) Client base is mostly criminal	Physically and mentally disabled children and adults Patients dealing with substance abuse Victims of abuse Families Aging population	Strong focus on children and adolescents, but may include adults as well Criminal and civic court systems
Career paths	Can be both lawyers and psychologists Consultants to attorneys and the courts Expert witnesses Treatment facilities (develop intervention techniques and treatment programs for prisoners)	Research Academia (Professors/Teachers) Psychologists	Lawyers Psychologists Consultants to attorneys and the courts Expert witnesses

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