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Forensic psychology in Iceland: A survey of members of the Icelandic Psychological Society
Author(s) -
SIGURDSSON JON FRIDRIK,
GUDJONSSON GISLI H.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2004.00412.x
Subject(s) - icelandic , psychology , forensic psychology , criminal court , work (physics) , criminology , social psychology , law , political science , mechanical engineering , international law , philosophy , linguistics , engineering
Forensic psychology is a rapidly growing specialism within psychology. A survey was carried out among the 152 members of the Icelandic Psychological Society (Sálfræðingafélagi Íslands) about their involvement and role in court work. Out of 101 psychologists who responded to the survey, 39 reported having been involved in court work, of whom 34 had testified in court. The great majority of court work of the psychologists involved assessments relating to child‐care and custody proceedings, but there was evidence that Icelandic psychologists are increasingly becoming involved in criminal cases concerning criminal responsibility and the reliability of testimony. They are working much more independently of medical colleagues than before.