Society for Police and Criminal Psychology

Society for Police and Criminal Psychology

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The 42nd meeting of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology will be held from SUNDAY, September 25 through WEDNESDAY, September 28 in Austin Texas.

Conference registration, annual banquet, and hotel reservation information is now available. Conference Program

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The Asian Conference of Criminal and Operations Psychology (ACCOP) was a tremendous success! More information

Recent Conferences

The 41st annual meeting of the Society was held in Atlanta, Georgia, September 30 - October 3, 2015. Conference Program

The 40th annual meeting of the Society was held in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 17-20, 2014. Conference Program

The 39th annual meeting of the Society held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on September 25-28, 2013 was wonderful. Conference Program

The 2013 Asian Conference on Criminal and Operations Psychology (ACCOP) was a tremendous success. More Information

The Society for Police and Criminal Psychology is an international organization that welcomes as members all professionals and students interested in our field.

New Guidelines

Education and Training Guidelines for the Specialty of Police and Public Safety Psychology have been published in Traning and Education in Professional Psychology. These guidelines were developed by the Council of Organizations in Police Psychology (COPP). SPCP is a member of COPP. More information

Announcements

Inside Police Psychology is a new blog by Gary Aumiller, Ph.D., ABPP. More information

The Los Angeles Police Department, Behavioral Science Services, is seeking to fill two Police Psychologist I positions to provide psychological services to the sworn and civilian members of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). More information

"Wellness on the Front Line." A Public Safety Peer Support Conference will be held on September 13-16 in San Diego, CA. More information

Legal, Ethical, and Cultural Considerations for Conducting Peace Officer Preemployment Psychological Screenings will be the subject of a continuing education workshop by David Corey, Ph.D., ABPP, on November 18 in Napa, CA. More information

Carlton University in Ottawa, Canada is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of Forensic Psychology and Quantitative Methods to begin July 1, 2017. More information

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is currently accepting applications for Law Enforcement Psychologists ($7531.27-$10,299.73 monthly) to provide psychological counseling, teaching and training, and organizational consultation services within LASD. For additional information contact: Steve Sultan, Ph.D., ABPP, Director, Psychological Services Bureau, LASD, at sesultan@lasd.org .

The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities is seeking candidates for several Forensic Psychology positions. More information

The Right Wrong Thing, a new book from SPCP member Ellen Kirschman is now available. More information

Riverside County California is seeking a full-time Pre-Employment Law Enforcement Psychologist. More information

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