Forensic psychology
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Forensic psychology can be broken down into 3 areas:
- Applying psychological techniques to help in the prosecution of criminals.
- The rehabilitation of criminals once in the prison system.
Separate to this is Investigative Psychology (IP), a science created by Professor David Canter, who has written the books Criminal Shadows and Mapping Murder. IP is not a form of profiling, per se, but rather is a means by which scientific knowledge can provide resources that can be used in police investigations. Professor Canter has been asked to provide "profiles" of criminals for the police, but these are based on scientific evaluations, rather than any experienced based procedures.
