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Criminal psychology is very interesting and has always interested me. Having the guest speaker come in yesterday was very interesting.  I  thought that it was interesting how many sex crimes happen with people you know rather than with a complete stranger.  It made me more aware that  the people that the media make us scared of is really outrageous.  The laws protecting kids at parks and schools only affect a small amount of sex crimes which was very surprising. I also found it very interesting when the speaker was talking about what he does for a job.  He has to get on the stand in court and testify about his findings. He talked about how the attorneys try to tear him down and ruin his credibility but he cant take it to heart and has to focus on his findings.  I feel like this would be a very interesting job to take part in.  The speaker that came in can relate to the topic of criminal psychology because he has to test and see if criminals are well enough to take the stand and stand on trial.  He has to clarify that the criminal is indeed insane. I found it very interesting that not many people try to fake insanity.  Tv shows and movies have twisted peoples thinking about court and criminal psychology.  The speaker yesterday even said "Court is not as fun as in the Tv shows. It is very straightforward and quite boring".  There are so many tests that you have to pass and take in order to determine that you are insane.  It would be extremely hard to fake and get away with faking being insane.