KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENT IN KNOWLEDGE OF INVESTIGATIVE FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY AMONG POLICE STUDENTS
Keywords:
Knowledge, Confidence, Investigation, Forensic Psychology, PoliceAbstract
This research examined knowledge and confident in knowledge of investigative forensic psychology among police students in a curriculum preparing law graduates to become commissioned police officers responsible for criminal inquiries. The results, based on a survey of 89 police students, suggested that the sample had average level of investigative forensic psychological knowledge but were highly confident about their knowledge. Those who were high on masculinity had more confidence in their knowledge than those who were low on masculinity, while prior experience in police work was not associated with higher levels of confidence. The results of the study demonstrated the need to incorporate education regarding investigative forensic psychology and overconfident decision-making into police training. In addition, it would be necessary to encourage police students to question their own beliefs and view things from different perspectives, especially among highly masculine individuals.
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