Dr. Jameca CooperForensic Psychology Consultant, Emergence Psychological Services · Board Certified Counseling Psychologist and Forensic Psychology Consultant

The life of a criminal psychologist is anything but ordinary #criminalpsychology #forensicpsychology

25 Feb 2025 · 1 min

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This content was created by Dr. Jameca Cooper. This content was uploaded by Dr. Jameca Cooper. This is a YouTube video titled "The life of a criminal psychologist is anything but ordinary #criminalpsychology #forensicpsychology" (uploaded 2025-02-25). The excerpt is a spoken segment in which a criminal psychologist explains what a typical day looks like—reviewing records and doing research in the office, conducting evaluations in jail, or testifying in court—emphasizing the day-to-day variability depending on case stage.

What does a typical day look like as a criminal psychologist? It depends on where I'm at and what stage of the case it is. If I'm in my office reviewing records, I'm doing research. If I'm meeting with a client, I'm actually in the jail somewhere meeting with them, doing evaluations. Or if I'm doing testimony in a case, I'm actually in the courtroom. So it just depends on where I'm at and what stage of that case I'm in. That determines what the day looks like, but all days are fun, all days are different.