Psicología Jurídica y Forense en España: un Estudio desde los Másteres Oficiales y Títulos Propios Adscritos a las Universidades Españolas

Abstract

The disparity of areas being part of Legal Psychology s a specialized training. By offering an array of masters and degrees and the university’s endorsement,  postgraduate training enables quality training in this area. Currently there are 4 official masters and 11 master programs across the Spanish universities that cover most areas of intervention of legal and forensic psychologists. While official masters have a similar number of credits, covering a mandatory attendance and a practice period, master programs vary from 60 to 80 credits, with few options and a mix of regular attendance and distance learning or a totally distance training, while practices are usually voluntary. It can be concluded that postgraduate training offered by universities and associated institutes allows legal and forensic psychologists to meet their professional demands.