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Institute of Criminal Justice Psychology (ICJP)
The Institute of Criminal Justice Psychology (ICJP) was launched in 2004 at the NZPsS Annual Conference.
Mission Statement
To establish a professional identity in Aotearoa/New Zealand for the discipline
of criminal justice psychology, and to promote best practice standards among
psychologists working in this field for the benefit of clients, community, and
the discipline of psychology.
Definition
The practice of psychology with adults or adolescents where their antisocial
or criminal behaviour is the main focus of that practice. For example:
* The assessment, treatment and management of offending behaviour; and
* Assessments for the courts where the criminal behaviour is the focus of the assessment.
The focus of the Institute will NOT include practice that is primarily with: children; Family Court work; victims of crime; fitness to plead evaluations; expert witness testimony in other areas of psychology (e.g. eye-witness memory or effects of abuse on children); or, industrial psychology as applied to criminal justice agencies.
Institute Objectives
To promote high standards of practice, research and training for psychologists working in the criminal justice field.
To promote minimum training standards and ongoing competence requirements for criminal justice psychologists within the profession (including organisations selecting psychologists).
To identify opportunities for professional development in the criminal justice area, and promote relevant training experiences.
To support co-ordinated research and tertiary training initiatives in the field of criminal justice psychology.
To raise the profile of criminal justice psychology in the psychological community and the community as a whole.
Membership Structure and Interim Criteria
* Interim membership criteria covering two classes of membership (Full, Associate) have been agreed. We envisage adding student membership at a later date.
* Membership has been designed to be inclusive but with an emphasis on providing full membership to those psychologists who are currently working in the criminal
justice field and associate membership to those who are interested in the field and want
to develop their professional knowledge and ability in the area.
* Only Full members will have voting rights.
* Both membership classes will have reduced rates for attending ICJP sponsored or organised professional development training courses (excluding the NZPsS annual conference). Both full and associate members will receive preferential places on professional development activities that have restricted numbers.
* Membership fees for the first year of operation have been negotiated and agreed with the NZPsS Executive (Full members: $30 pa; Associate members: $20 pa).
* A process for gaining membership consistent with the interim criteria has been developed to allow potential members to submit applications and become members before this year's conference, and to allow full members to nominate and vote in the first formal ICJP management committee at our AGM at the 2005 conference.
* Review and formalisation of the membership criteria will be finalised by the ICJP management committee following conference.
ICJP Membership application (NZPsS Members only may apply).
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This page last updated 20/07/2005