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Forensic Careers Begin Here
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With the success of TV shows like Criminal Minds and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, interest in forensics has never been greater – and career opportunities for forensic psychologists and criminal psychologists have never been better.
Positioned at the intersection between the law and psychology, forensic psychology includes criminal psychology, police psychology, and psychologists working with the courts and law enforcement organizations. Forensic psychologists study stalkers, multiple murderers, predators and their victims (victimology), and bring this expertise into the justice system. In addition, forensic specializations available to our students include: child abuse and neglect, juvenile court, sex offenders, neuropsychology, criminal profiling, terrorism, malingering, jury selection and many more.
The Center for Forensic Studies (CFS) at Alliant International University is pioneering the field of forensic psychology both nationally and internationally. CFS opened the world’s first doctoral program in forensic studies and now runs the world's largest program. Under the direction of Systemwide Director Dr. Eric Hickey, CFS specializes in training professionals to become well-rounded practitioners who possess broad-based knowledge of both the field of psychology and the law. The proof? An international network of successful alumni practicing a wide variety of forensic careers. | |
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Eric Hickey, Ph.D.
Systemwide Director
Ph.D., 1985;
Brigham Young University
Books include: The Myth of a Psychiatric Crime Wave, Sex Crimes and Paraphilia, Serial Murders and Their Victims, Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime, and Controversial Issues in Criminology. Research interests: Serial murderers, paraphilia, stalkers, sex offenders.
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Center for Forensic Studies News
July 21, 2008--CFS announces our fall Distinguished Speakers Series event featuring Dr. Thomas Grisso, Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Psychology, and Director of the Law-Psychiatry Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Grisso will present at our Fresno campus November 6 and at our Los Angeles campus on November 7, 2008. The event is free and open to current and prospective CFS students and Alliant faculty, students, and staff.
July 3, 2008--Join us! The Institute of Violence Abuse and Trauma is hosting its 13th annual international conference September 12-17th in San Diego at the Town and Country Resort and Convention Center. Alliant faculty and all students receive a 50% discount on conference registration.
June 27, 2008- Incoming Fresno student Staff Sergeant William D. Kammerer is named 2008 Airman of the Year by the California National Guard. Staff Sergeant Kammerer is a satellite, wideband and telemetry systems journeyman. He volunteered for duty in Iraq and was selected three times for airborne missions--and was awarded the Air Force Achievement Medal.
June 6, 2008- Newsweek.com is working with CFS Director Eric Hickey, Ph.D. and CFS students Candace Caro, Jon Kingi, Alvin Lae, Ph.D., Seaira Reedy, M.S., Ryan Solomon, and Rozanna Tross, M.A. on a story about the history of American serial killers. Look for it on Newsweek.com soon.
June 2, 2008--The Times of India quotes from Dr. Eric Hickey's book, Serial Murderers and Their Victims in an article by Shanthi Selvarajan.
May 9, 2008-The California Association of Hostage Negotiators has invited Fresno faculty Dr. Jana Price-Sharps to speak at their May 2008 Conference on negotiating with methanphetamine addicts, and on negotiating with people who have mental illness.
May 5, 2008-- Fresno CFS Students Stephanie Starnes and Bethany Raines have been selected by the Center for Public Policy of the Czech Ministry of the Interior to attend the Summer School on Crime, Law, and Psychology 2008 in Prague, Czech Republic this July. |
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