The History of Forensic Psychology: Illustrated Timeline
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Read “A Brief History of Psychology and Law” in Chapter 1 of your textbook (p. 2-6)
Create an illustrated timeline of forensic psychology. For each of the people and events
listed below include a brief explanation and a relevant, hand-drawn, color illustration.
You may use printer paper, construction paper, or extended size paper.
See the back of this page for examples of illustrated timelines.
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Important People & Events in the History of Forensic Psychology
(include all of these in your timeline)
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Sigmund Freud
On the Witness Stand
Hugo Munsterberg
Muller v. Oregon
Brandeis Brief
legal realism
Karl Llewellyn
Brown v. Board of Education
The American Jury
Crime of Punishment
George Miller
American Psychology-Law Society
Law and Human Behavior
empirical legal studies
GRADING CRITERIA
4
Timeline is thorough
and contains all people
and events listed.
Explanations include
multiple specific details
to demonstrate an indepth understanding of
people and events.
Timeline illustrations
are relevant and
specific, hand-drawn,
and full-color.
3
Timeline contains all
people and events
listed. Explanations
include details to
demonstrate
understanding of
people and events.
Timeline illustrations
are relevant, handdrawn, and full-color.
2
Timeline contains some
people and events
listed. Explanations
contain few details. An
approaching
understanding of
people and events is
demonstrated.
Timeline illustrations
are not relevant &/or
hand-drawn &/or fullcolor.
1
Timeline contains few
people and events
listed. Explanations
contain little to no
details and does not
demonstrate
understanding of
people and events.
Timeline illustrations
are missing or are not
relevant &/or handdrawn &/or full-color.