International Conference on Applied Forensic Psychology in Crime & Delinquency

About Conference:

The Department of Counseling Psychology, University of Madras, Chennai, India in close collaboration with International Institute for Forensic & Security Studies, Lucknow, India & Dr. M.G.R Janaki College of Arts & Science for Women, Chennai, India invites registrations for the International Conference on Applied Forensic Psychology in Crime & Delinquency, to be jontly organized by the above three institutions from Friday-March 31, 2023 to Saturday-April 01, 2023, with pre & post conference events falling on Thursday-March 30, 2023 & Sunday-April 02, 2023, respectively.

Forensic Psychology or use of the field of psychology for crime investigation purposes has been recognized as a field around the world since 19th Century when it was first used by Wilhelm Wundt - also known as the 'Father of Psychology' in 1879 at his first forensic psychology lab in Germany. Followed by various other scientists in the 19th and 20th Century who explored the use of psychology in legal system, psychology of eyewitness testimony, assessment tools, psychology of intelligence and so on. In India the first use of forensic psychology was at Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Central Bureau of Investigation, New Delhi after they setup the country's first Polygraph / Lie Detector Lab in 1968. So far forensic psychology has been widely used across the globe in cases of crimes related to adults but there are researches about its potential use in the cases of children & adolescents in conflict with law.

This conference explores the very important field of forensic psychology and its application to cases of juvenile delinquency together with usual criminal investigations. Interestingly it is also known that the very first use of clinical forensic psychology was done by William Healy’s Chicago Juvenile Psychopathic Institute in the U.S. for the treatment of delinquent juveniles also around the 20th Century. The conference would shed light on almost all important and extensively used forensic psychological techniques, tools and technologies through a combination of keynote lectures, invited talks, panel discussions, workshops, seminars and poster presentations, spreading awareness about this very important field of forensic psychology and discussing its less explored possible use in investigating children in conflict with law and bringing them to justice, including supporting the criminal and juvenile justice system in better understanding criminal and juvenile psychology. This international on-ground and online event is expected to see speakers from over 05 countries and various States across India, and to be attended by approximately 500+ attendees worldwide. Please come join us at this two days long educational journey overseeing exchange of knowledge, thoughts and ideas, and taking forensic psychology application to that next level in India and around the globe.

Draft Agenda detailing the conference sessions and Call for Abstracts can be downloaded from this webpage. Deadline for all Abstract Submissions is now extended to: Saturday – March 18, 2023. Please keep checking this webpage from time to time for any updates & viewing final agenda before the conference. Please Note: Those submitting Abstracts/presenting Posters are also required to register for the entire conference and pay applicable registration fee.

Who can Attend:

This conference is open to students, researchers, teaching faculty, psychologists, forensic scientists, criminologists, lawyers, judiciary, law enforcement, armed forces and other professionals.

Registration Fee:

Online Participants (Both National & International):
INR 1300/- [Indian Rupees Thirteen Hundred only] - For Academicians and other Professionals.
INR 800/- [Indian Rupees Eight Hundred only] - For Students & Researchers

On-ground* Participants (Both National & International):
INR 1500/- [Indian Rupees Fifteen Hundred only] - For Academicians and other Professionals.
INR 1000/- [Indian Rupees One Thousand only] - For Students & Researchers

* Local participants joining from within Chennai are expected to participate On-ground only. Online participation is not Open to local participants.

Registration Fee Inclusions:

The registration amount includes participation in all main conference ceremonies (for offline members only) and sessions and any parallel sessions as described in final agenda, conference kit bag (for offline participants only), conference proceedings & abstract book (e-copy only for all participants), print or e-copy of program brochure & final agenda, brochures of organizing institutions/departments (print and/or e-copy as applicable), print copy of group photograph (for offline participants only), two-day conference lunch & two coffee breaks per day at the conference venue (for offline participants only), and, conference participation certificate (print or e-copy). E-Copy inclusions are for online participants only. Travel, Accommodation, other logistical arrangements for offline participants are not included in the above registration fee. Separate information concerning the same would be provided to potential participants. Pre-conference & Post-conference workshops require separate registration and separately prescribed fee (if any) decided by the conference organizing committee.

Travel & Accommodation related to this conference is not included in the above registration fee. There will be No arrangements made by the organizers concerning the same. It would remain the attendees' own responsibility.

Registration Procedure:

Interested potential participants can register online via the Register Now tab on this webpage OR through an Online Google Form (for gmail users only), which can be accessed here.

The final Deadline to Register for the conference is Monday - 20th March 2023.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED ONCE ONLY, USING EITHER OF THE REGISTRATION FORMS MENTIONED ABOVE. PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER ON BOTH PORTALS IN ORDER TO AVOID REPETITION OF INFORMATION.

This webpage (see below) and google form includes bank account information concerning submission of registration fee.

Please note that Conference registration fee needs to be submitted to University of Madras using the provided bank information before filling either of the online registration form. E-copy of fee submission confirmation receipt / screenshot needs to be uploaded while submitting the conference registration form, together with an E-copy of valid student ID or current office ID (please attach both documents; fee submission receipt & copy of ID, combined as a single .pdf file
only).

If you are selected for presenting a paper/poster before registering for this conference, please provide that information under additional information section while regsitering though this webage's Register Now link or answering relevant question in the google form.

Contact Information:

For any further queries, kindly contact the Conference Convener / Co-Convener via Phone/SMS/WhatsApp: +91-9444010099, +91-9161933221 OR Email: icafp2023@gmail.com,  iifss.india@gmail.com.

We look forward to welcoming you at the conference.

Happy Conferencing!

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