Interact with the Forensic Psychology learning object located in the left navigation bar for this week and ensure you have finished the reading and reviewed any relevant Instructor Guidance prior to completing this discussion. Doing so will introduce you to topics in the field of forensic psychology that may provide some direction for your Library search and  assist you in finding relevant research around those topics. 

Visit the Ashford University Library. Find a research study related to forensic psychology. For assistance in finding research, please visit the  Psychology Research Guide page in the Ashford University Library. Summarize the study in your initial post. In addition:  

• Clearly identify the topic, the research questions, and why the study is of interest to you.
• Summarize the results of the research.  Was the hypothesis supported or not? Were the research questions answered?
• Identify ethical considerations the researchers had to consider.
• Explain how this research impacts real-world forensic  psychology. In other words, what is the practical application as you see  it?

Dozois, D. A. (2013). Psychological treatments: Putting evidence into practice and practice into evidence. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 54(1), 1-11. doi:10.1037/a0031125. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database.

• American Board of Forensic Psychology. (http://www.abfp.com)The Critical Thinking Community. (http://www.criticalthinking.org)Health Psychology. (http://www.health-psych.org)International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology. (http://www.aa4cfp.org)