What is Forensic Psychology about?

Forensic psychology is a branch of the science that focuses on criminal behavior and the treatment of those convicted of a crime. It includes patients found incompetent to stand trial (IST), those found not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI), those serving sentences in jail or prison, all the way up to those on death row. Forensic psychologists may be engaged in researching criminal behavior or psychopathy (a famous example is Dr. Robert Hare and psychiatrist, Dr. Park Deitz). They may develop measures to study criminal behavior, or they may be engaged in evaluating inmates for parole (which is what I do for a living) - or they may be engaged in the direct treatment of inmates with mental illnesses.