Military officer's wife shot and killed her son on his way to soccer practice, then drove to the posh house family and shot his daughter in the head while she was studying on her computer. After the police discovered the mother's motive, her children kept “talking” to her all the time. When stories like this appear in the media about murders and homicides, does one wonder if the brain plays a major role in killing individuals? Or just how the brain works in general? What is the link between the brain and criminal law? In today's society, forensic science provides vital information to the justice system and helps provide accurate data to facilitate the incarceration of the convicted person. In forensic psychology, this is where the brain and the legal system come in and combine. Today, in criminal law, forensic psychology is experiencing rapid growth. The amount of education and training methods that are suddenly being created is phenomenal. By providing this evidence to the legal system, it will be very possible that an individual will be incarcerated. In this article, the discussion will focus on forensic psychology and criminal law and how they are related, the purpose of forensic psychology, and the educational ideas needed in this field. What is forensic psychology? Forensic psychology involves the interaction of psychology and the legal process (Bringham, 1999). Forensic psychology is the professional practice of psychologists who predictably and regularly provide professional psychological expertise to the justice system (Kane, 2007). A broader definition of forensic psychology would include not only clinicians but also other psychologists (social developmental, cognitive, experimental, etc.) who can co...... middle of article... ...(1), 72 -77. Otto, RK and Heilbrun, K. (2002). The practice of forensic psychology: looking to the future in light of the past. American Psychological Association, 57(1), 5-18. Palmer, E. (2005). How does forensic psychology benefit from other branches of psychology? Applied Cognitive Psychology, 19(5), 676-678.Ramsland, K. (2009). Facts over fiction: What Grissom could learn about forensic psychology. Journal of Psychiatry & Law, 37(1), 37-50. Shams, MT (2010). Forensic psychology. Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, 26(5), 5-7. Snook, B., Doan, B., & Cullen, R. (2008). Publication and research trends in police psychology: A review of five forensic psychology journals. Springer Science & Business Media, 24(1), 45-50. Ward, T. (2008). Human rights and forensic psychology. Legal and criminological psychology, 53(2), 209-218.