I've decided at 47 to do a complete career change into forensic psychology. I find criminal profiling/ forensic psychology incredibly interesting and it's been an almost life long dream to work around this area. Going back to school after 31 years and doing a forensic psychology degree is going to be a huge challenge. I'm reading and watching everything I can get my hands on!
@WaddahAzhary
3 жыл бұрын
Good for you. How is it going so far?
@Spyworetweed
2 жыл бұрын
I did that with law school a few years ago. I wasn't the oldest in my class either. Its never too late.
@elegant_peasant
Ай бұрын
Hello sir. As a fellow psychology enthusiast, I encourage you to take the longer path. It might sound discouraging, but hear me out. 1. Very few institutions offer a bachelors in forensic psychology. This is because in most cases, it’s an associates degree or a course meant for professional development. 2. With a plain bachelors degree in forensic psych, you’re not licensed. Meaning you can’t actually treat patients/diagnose them on complex mental conditions (most offenders are more complex than the regular population who mainly have depression and anxiety). You’re not a detective or a psychologist, you fall somewhere in between, meaning you’ll always need someone from one of these two careers to give their expert opinion and make the final decision. 3. You’ll most likely work ASSISTING the police and licensed psychologists, hence the low/average salary. It is fairly low considering the emotional fragility you’ll undergo exposing your mind to human atrocities. 4. Advice: Do your bachelors in psychology. Yes, plain psychology. You have the perfect knowledge on the essence of mental illnesses, theories, you get familiarized with the DSMV for the first time, etc. This in depth knowledge will be disturbed by the law aspect which is a TOTALLY different topic. It’s like a doctor being taught how to cut someone open while they’re still on their Biology bachelors. Doesn’t make sense. Become licensed and get your masters/doctorate if possible. The forensic aspect anyone can get in a year or two. It’s more of a continuing education type of course for already existing psychologists. Whatever you choose, studying is better than not studying. Follow what your heart tells you. This is God’s way of setting the right path, through your heart. Best of luck.
@PoliceScienceDr
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting study by Pinizotto and Finkel. It would be great to see a replication of it with larger sample sizes and geographical information included.
@dentrout9383
8 жыл бұрын
wow this is so very interesting. I believe that most professional just stick to a format or structure that they have learned through training. Yet that structure can sometimes only give such few clues to who offender is. I think we need to look more closely at the crime scenes for more than just the obvious to become more accurate with predictions.
@parkbom3764
4 жыл бұрын
Becoming A serious Profilier İs not all Daisy and roses it takes serious preporatious deocations loyalty a d hard work ethics
@morningstar2786
3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting profession, is something that I would like to do, it sounds very different from everything else.
@stefa7034
6 жыл бұрын
Another great job!! Thank you!
@janiceclarke1461
Жыл бұрын
So helpful .Thank you .
@rickh3714
4 жыл бұрын
The atypical offender sends the data askew. Unabomber was eventually detected by a relative noting a similar use of written language after prompting from a partner who was suspicious. Someone with an IQ (or cunning) significantly above the average can deceive and even use written taunts for cover ( & auto suggestion for Police down non-profitable avenues of investigation.) Ted K had an IQ in the high 160's. Occam's razor should get thrown out the window in such cases. Or at least applied with respect to that atypical offender's likely modus operandi &/or the different suspect's known mindsets If one was investigating a theft of a truckload of beer at a labourer's shearing shed party, Occam may be adequate. Theft of a valuable religious amulet at an esoteric University domiciled sect HQ - perhaps not! Motivation may be multifarious.
@jackduncan5311
13 күн бұрын
I've been wondering about this. Feels like organised killers (thanks to the popular media) can study profiling and use this to throw profiles off the trail? Or perhaps their compulsions are too high?
@workit4me833
6 жыл бұрын
Crest white strips
@mendozajesus1384
5 жыл бұрын
No one ever listens to me..
@roflmeowkittehs
5 жыл бұрын
Maybe because you are cat
@marycahill546
5 жыл бұрын
Odd backgrounds for these talks -- basement, outside out back. My guess is professor doesn't have her own office, or shares an office. Am I right? (:
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