EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW CRIMINAL-JUSTICE - HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS, PRESENT STRUCTURES, AND FUTURE-DEVELOPMENTS

Although psychology had a brief-and rather dramatic-foray into the leg al system early in this century, it was only after World War II that p sychology started to systematically permeate the legal system. Buildin g on the interest psychologists and other social scientists had on the law, education and training in the areas of psychology and law/crimin al justice has undergone considerable growth and development over the past two decades. The authors discuss the early developments and curre nt models of this education and training. Implications of the increase d interest and training in psychology and law/criminal justice, and di rections for future developments in these areas, also are explored.