Educational Opportunities in Police and Criminal Psychology

The Society for Police and Criminal Psychology lists the following opportunities for training in police and criminal psychology for the convenience of individuals using our site. We do not control or make any warranty concerning the value of any academic program listed below.

Alliant International University, Ph.D. and Psy.D. in Forensic Psychology

Jane Younglove, J.D., M.S.
Director, Forensic Psychology Program
Alliant International University
5130 E. Clinton Way
Fresno, CA 93727
(559) 456-2777 x2285
http://www.alliant.edu/
http://www.alliant.edu/ssps/forensic

Argosy University, M.A. in Forensic Psychology and M.A. in Professional Counseling/Forensic Specialty

1550 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22209
(703) 243-5300
866 703-2777
http://argosyu.edu http://argosyu.edu/programsbyarea.asp?

Castleton State College, Masters of Arts in Forensic Psychology

Director of Graduate Studies
Castleton State College
Castleton, VT 05735
(802) 468-1441;
(800) 639-8521
http://www.csc.vsc.edu
http://www.castleton.edu/psych/ForensicMasters.html

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Masters of Arts Program in Forensic Psychology

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
325 N. Wells St.
Chicago, IL  60610
(800) 721-8072;
(312) 322-3150
http://www.thechicagoschool.edu
http://www.thechicagoschool.edu/content.cfm/

Drexel University (formerly Hahnemann University), Ph.D. / J.D. Program

Dr. Richard Redding & Dr. Naomi Goldstein, Co-Directors
Law-Psychology Program
Drexel University
Broad and Vine
Mailstop 625
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192
(215) 762-8084
http://www.psa.drexel.edu/ http://www.psa.drexel.edu/papers/psychlaw.pdf

Florida International University, Applied Psychology Program with Specialty Track in the area of Law/Psychology

Dr. Margaret Bull Kovera
Department of Psychology
University Park Campus
Florida International University
Miami, FL 33199
(305) 919-5959
http://www.fiu.edu/ http://www.fiu.edu/~koveram/legalpsy.html

Honolulu Police Department, Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Police Psychology

Herbert M. Gupton, Ph.D., ABPP
Human Services Unit
Honolulu Police Department
715 S. King Street, Suite 500
Honolulu, HI  96813
(808) 723-7722
http://www.honolulupd.org

John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology

James S. Wulach, Ph.D., J.D.
Graduate Coordinator in Forensic Psychology
Forensic Psychology Department
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
445 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 237-8782
http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~psy/

Marymount University, M.A. in Forensic Psychology

2807 N. Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22207
(703) 284-5901
http://www.marymount.edu/
http://www.marymount.edu/academic/sehs/ps/forensic.html

Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology with a Forensic Specialization Track

221 Rivermoor Street
Boston, MA  02132
(617) 327-6777
888-664-MSPP
http://www.mspp.edu/

Prairie View A & M University, Masters of Science in Juvenile Forensic Psychology

Dr. M. Denise Lovett, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
Prairie View A & M University
P.O. Box 4017
Prairie View, TX  77446
(936) 857-2170
Email mdenise_lovett@pvamu.edu
http://www.pvamu.edu 
http://acad.pvamu.edu/content/juv_just/juvforpsych.html

Roger Williams University, Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology

Office of Graduate Admission
One Old Ferry Road
Bristol, RI  02809
(866) 264-9768
Email gradadmit@rwu.edu
http://www.rwu.edu/Admission
http://www.rwu.edu/pdf/admissions/GradForensicFactSheet.pdf

Simon Fraser University, Law and Psychology Ph.D. Program and Clinical-Forensic Psychology Ph.D. Programs

Dr. Don Read, Professor & Director
Graduate Program in Law and Psychology
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V5A 1S6
(604) 291-3354
http://www.psyc.sfu.ca/
http://www.psyc.sfu.ca/index.php?topic=law

University of Alabama, Clinical Training Ph.D. Program, Psychology-Law Concentration

Department of Psychology
University of Alabama
Box 870348
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0348
(205) 348-5083
http://psychology.ua.edu/
http://psychology.ua.edu/clinical.html

University of Arizona, J.D. / Ph.D. Program

Dr. Bruce Sales, Director
Psychology Policy and Law Program
Department of Psychology
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721
(520) 621-7447
http://psych.arizona.edu/psylaw.html

University of British Columbia, Forensic Psychology M.A. or Ph.D. Programs

Dr. Donald G. Dutton, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, B.C. CANADA V6T 1Z4
(604) 822-2755
http://www.psych.ubc.ca/
http://www.psych.ubc.ca/graduate/2002-03/g_forens2003.pdf

University of Denver, J.D. / M.A. Program

Dr. Norman Watt, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
2155 South Race Street
University of Denver
Denver, CO 80208
(303) 871-3680
http://www.du.edu/psychology/
http://www.du.edu/gspp/

University of Illinois at Chicago, Ph.D. with minor in Psychology and Law

Dr. Bette Bottoms, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology (M/C 285)
University of Illinois at Chicago
1007 W. Harrison St.
Chicago, IL 60607-7137
(312) 996-3036
http://www.uic.edu/depts/psch/
http://www.uic.edu/depts/psch/gradpage/index.html#psych&law

University of Kansas, Ph.D. in Social Psychology with Emphasis on Psychology and the Law

Dr. Lawrence S. Wrightsman
Department of Psychology
426 Fraser Hall
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045
(913) 864-4131
http://www.psych.ku.edu/
http://www.psych.ku.edu/social.htm

University of Nebraska--Lincoln, J.D. / Ph.D. Program, J.D. / M.A. Program, Ph.D. M.L.S. (Master of Legal Studies) Program, Ph.D. in Forensic Psychology, and Postdoctoral Training Programs

Dr. Richard L. Wiener J.D./Ph.D.
Law and Psychology Program
209 Burnett Hall
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0308
(402) 472-3121
http://www.unl.edu/psypage/

University of Melbourne, M.Crim. and Ph.D. in Forensic Psychology

Dr. Tony Ward
Department of Psychology
University of Melbourne
Melbourne 3010, Australia
E-Mail: t.ward@criminology.unimelb.edu.au
http://www.psych.unimelb.edu.au/

University of Nevada-Reno, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Social Psychology with Specialty Training in Legal Psychology

Dr. Ronald C. Dillehay, Ph.D
Center for Justice Studies/313
Universityo f Nevada-Reno
Reno, NV 89557
(702) 492-6636
http://www.unr.edu/artsci/socpsy/

University of Texas at El Paso, Ph.D. in Psychology and Law

Dr. Harmon M. Hosch, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX 79968-0533 (915) 747-5551 http://www.utep.edu/psych/ http://eyewitness.utep.edu/legalpsych.html

University of Virginia, Ph.D. in Community, Social or Clinical Psychology

Department of Psychology
102 Gilmer Hall
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22901
http://www.virginia.edu/psychology/
http://www.virginia.edu/psychology/graduate/faq.html#pr03

Widener University, Psy.D. / J.D. Program

Dr. Amiram Elwork, Ph.D./J.D.
Director, Law-Psychology Program
One University Place
Widener University
Chester, PA 19013-5792
(610) 499-1206
http://muse.widener.edu/Graduate-Psychology/programs/

Additional  information about training opportunities in law and psychology are available from:

The American Psychology-Law Society (Division 41 of APA)
http://www.ap-ls.org/
PsycLAW.org (A product of APA)
http://www.psyclaw.org/grad.html
All Criminal Justice Schools: A guide to Education and Careers in Criminal Justice
http://www.allcriminaljusticeschools.com/
All Psychology Schools: A guide to Psychology Education and Careers
http://www.allpsychologyschools.com/