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Centre for Victimological Research and Victim Assistance (CVRVA) presents Lecture Series on Victimology and Victim Justice Psychological Jurisprudence: Role of Forensic Psychology in Criminal Justice By Ms. Poulomi Bhadra  Assistant Professor (Crime Studies) Assistant Director, Centre for Criminology and Forensic Studies (CCFS) & Assistant Dean (International Collaborations) O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India

Abstract:
While psychology has found a place in the criminal justice system since a long time, its role in the courtroom and beyond is currently undergoing massive change. With more attention being given to mental health advocacy and a better understanding of psycho-social criminogenic factors, the manner and extent to which forensic psychologists participate in the criminal justice system is changing. Also, the scope of answers sought from psychologists in policing, investigation, trial and reform is also expanding. The talk highlights the challenges of forensic psychologists adjusting to the new roles, and ethical concerns outlining their participation in the new forms of policing and justice.

About the speaker
Ms. Poulomi Bhadra is an Assistant Professor of Crime Studies at Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences, O. P. Jindal Global University. She has degrees in forensic science, criminology and criminal psychology and has published a volume with Springer titled Criminal Psychology and the Criminal Justice System in India and Beyond (2021). Her current research interest lies within the framework of behavioural science and forensic criminology. In January 2020, she founded the Centre for Criminology and Forensic Studies (CCFS) at JGU.

Ms. Bhadra is also part of a European COST Action working group analysing the relationship between States and international criminal justice, and the engagement of those countries to international criminal justice institutions. She is also working collaboratively with NGOs and Indian prisons to conduct impact surveys on existing assistance programs' scalability and policy relevance.

Ms. Bhadra's past publications include books on Jurisprudence and Criminal Justice (2020), Crime and Criminal Law Perspectives on Global Migration (2019); and several chapters focused on forensics, law, criminology and psychology. Her forthcoming publications are on 'Media and Crime: Criminological Perspectives from the East' and 'Crime Scene to Courtroom: Scientific Evidence in the Criminal Justice System and Media Trials'.