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Discussion Post
This Discussion will provide you with another option for exploring forensic psychology topics in your program of study. This Discussion will also introduce you to essential library skills for your academic success and help you to identify potential career paths and opportunities of interest to you.
In this Discussion, you searched a topic across multiple psychology journals using a subject-specific database.
For this Discussion, you will browse a forensic psychology journal of your choice to explore current trends and issues.
To prepare
Use the "Top Forensic Psychology Journals" resource, from this week's Learning Resources, to choose a journal that is related to a topic relevant to your program of study. Select an issue/volume of that journal from the last 2-3 years to browse.
Task
Post a brief description of the journal, along with the journal's name, how often it is published, the type of research it publishes, and the URL. Then, address the following:
1. What did you notice about the topics that are covered?
2. Which articles interested you? Why?
3. Did anything surprise you? Why, or why not?
4. Is the journal aligned with your career objective(s)? Why, or why not?