“Psychology and Law: Discussion of How Educational Background in Psychology can Provide
Attorney’s with a Versatile Advantage”
Universities ought to require law students to enroll in a psychology course while pursuing
their law degree in order to increase human understanding and cognitive awareness. Law
and psychology cooperatively harmonize and if used correctly, has the potential to provide
a versatile edge. The assumptions of what causes humans to act the way in which they do
relies heavily on the law’s goal to balance human behavior as well as psychologies goal to
understand it. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics around 117,000
students graduate with a psychology degree annually (NCES,2019). The desire for a
heightened understanding of mental health and cognition is prevalent amongst future
generations and their majors. This objective of this essay will be to discuss 3 compelling
points that will attempt to prove the topic at hand such as, how exactly law and
psychology are intertwined, how experience/background on psychology provides an
attorney with a competitive edge and then concluding with an attorneys prospective on the
matter.