History of Forensic Psychology

Mainstream theorizing of paedophilia from the mid-1920s through to mid-1960, and even into the 1980s, was importantly psychodynamically oriented. The early history of the concept of paedophilia in early psychodynamic thought is problematic, however. Extant historical references are not without problems of their own, and have suffered from a lack of insight in the wider history of sexuality at this point of ‘erotic age preferences’. Review of primary sources highlights several contemporaneous interfaces of early psychodynamic theory: with the established forensic psychology of perpetrators of child sexual abuse; Krafft-Ebing's specific aetiological concept of age fetishism; early study and typologies of homosexual age preferences; emergent and divergent ideas about psychosexual infantilism; and strikingly late empirical attention to the psychiatry of the perpetrator of intergenerational incest.

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All-Russian conference on legal and forensic psychology dedicated to the memory of M.M. Kochenov-2016 in MSUPE

Psychology and Law ◽

10.17759/psylaw.2016060401 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 1-4

Author(s):

E.G. Dozortseva

Keyword(s):

Forensic Psychology ◽

Psychology And Law ◽

Journal Issue ◽

Biennial Conference ◽

Scientific Event ◽

History Of ◽

Russian Conference ◽

Current Journal

In November 2016 the traditional All-Russian conference on legal and forensic psychology dedicated to the memory of the prominent Russian psychologist M.M. Kochenov took place. In the article a brief description of the history of the biennial conference is given, as well as problems of the current scientific event under the title “Psychology and Law in the modern Russia”, which united Russian and foreign specialists. A range of topics of the articles presented at the conference and being published in the current journal issue is introduced.

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Highlights of the History of Forensic Psychology in Germany

Psychology and Law ◽

10.1515/9783110879773.509 ◽

1992 ◽

pp. 509-518

Keyword(s):

Forensic Psychology ◽

History Of

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The History of Forensic Psychology in Australia through a Legal Adjudication Narrative Lens: Cases from the Court of Criminal Jurisdiction

History & Crime ◽

10.1108/978-1-80117-698-920211009 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 97-121

Author(s):

Jeffrey E. Pfeifer

Keyword(s):

Forensic Psychology ◽

Criminal Jurisdiction ◽

History Of

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The History of Forensic Psychology

Forensic Psychology 101 ◽

10.1891/9780826140753.0001 ◽

2018 ◽

Keyword(s):

Forensic Psychology ◽

History Of

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Definition of Forensic Psychology

Specialty Competencies in Forensic Psychology ◽

10.1093/med:psych/9780195390834.003.0001 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 3-27

Author(s):

Ira K. Packer ◽

Thomas Grisso

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Base ◽

Forensic Psychology ◽

First Century ◽

Late Nineteenth Century ◽

Skill Sets ◽

Early Twenty ◽

History Of ◽

Late Nineteenth ◽

Definition Of ◽

Professional Fields

This chapter begins by deconstructing the definition used for APA recognition of the specialty. It discusses the ways that the specialty of forensic psychology is different from, and similar to, other related professional fields, activities, and identities. This is followed by a brief history of the development of forensic psychology, from its roots in the late nineteenth century to its recognition by APA as a specialty in the early twenty-first century. Finally, it outlines the boundaries of forensic psychology in three ways: its unique knowledge base and skill sets, the problems that it addresses, and the populations that it serves.

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