Ethical practice from the perspective of the forensic psychologist: commentary on the uses and value of the Australian Psychological Society (2007) Code of Ethics
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2008
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Day, A.J.O.
White, J.
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Australian Psychologist, 2008; 43(3):186-193
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Forensic practice in Australia and around the world attracts a high level of public and judicial scrutiny. The way in which the forensic psychologist conducts him or herself in ethically challenging situations is important not only to the reputation of the individual practitioner, but to the profession more widely. This paper outlines some of the ethical issues that commonly arise in forensic psychology practice and discusses these in relation to the recently published Australian Psychological Society (2007) Code of Ethics. Four ethically challenging scenarios are described and discussed in terms of how the Code might be used to offer guidance to psychologists about how they might best respond.
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