Abstract:The American legal system is complex. One of the complicating factors is that there are two parallel sets of courts: one national network of federal courts and 51 sets of separate state courts (including the District of Columbia). Furthermore, within each there is a criminal justice system and a civil justice system. State courts also have a hybrid criminal-civil system that deals with matters affecting juveniles. Forensic psychologists are called on to provide these systems and divisions within them with usef… Show more
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