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Legal processes are the procedures underlying the operation of the laws applying to the criminal justice and civil lawsystems. Many of these involve or are affected by psychological factors and these are the focus of much of legal psychology. Such legal processes include:
- Abuse reporting
- Advance directives
- Adoption
- Autopsy
- Censorship
- Child abuse reporting
- Child custody
- Child support
- Child visitation
- Child welfare
- Citizenship
- Client rights
- Consumer protection
- Conflict resolution
- Crime prevention
- Criminal profiling
- Divorce
- Drug legalization
- Foster care
- Guardianship
- Immigration
- Interracial adoption
- Joint custody
- Labor management relations
- Marital seperation
- Outpatient referrals
- Parole
- Probation
- Psychiatric commitment
- Psychiatric evaluation
- School integration
- Social integration
Psychologists are involved in a number of issues that affect the operation of these legal process, such as:
- Advocacy
- Competency to stand trial
- Conflict of interest
- Court referrals
- Forensic evaluation
- Informed consent
- Insanity defence
- Involuntary treatment
- Legal confession
- Litigation
- Legal testimony
- Mediation
- Professional liability
See also[]
- Civil rights
- Criminal record
- Criminology
- Forensic psychology
- Forensic psychiatry
- Government policy making
- Juvenile justice
- Law enforcement
- Legal decisions
- Legal evidence
- Legal interogation
- Legislative processes
- Professional licensing
- Protective services
- Risk management
- Social issues