offices and courtrooms and can be employed at a number of institutions. Some include local, state, or federal government, and others can be self-employed as independent consultants. , the average amount of a criminal psychologist is $58,246 and can increase to $95,000. Several factors contribute to how much a person makes within the field, including how much time a person has worked within the field, and the city with which a person works in. Criminal psychologists who work within larger cities tend to make more than psychologists who work in lower populated cities. Those who work for hospitals or federal government tend to have a lower salary. Some of the top paying states for forensic psychologists are New Hampshire, Washington, New York, Massachusetts, and California. Forensic psychology careers include: Correctional counsellor Jail supervisor Victim advocate Jury consultant Forensic social worker Expert witness Forensic psychology professor Forensic psychology researcher Forensic case manager Criminal profiler Forensic psychologist Correctional psychologist Comparison to forensics The effect of psychosocial factors on brain functioning and behaviour is a central part of analysis for both forensic and criminal psychologists, under the category of applied psychology. For forensic psychiatry, major areas of criminal evaluations include assessing the ability of an individual to stand trial, providing an opinion on what the mental state of the individual was at the time of offence risk management for future offences (recidivism), providing treatment to criminals including medication and psychotherapy, and being an expert witness. This process often involves psychological testing. Forensic psychologists have largely similar roles to forensic psychiatrists, although are typically unable to prescribe medication. Criminal and forensic psychologists may also consider the following factors: The current presence of mental disorders The level of accountability or responsibility an individual has for a crime due to mental disorders Likelihood of recidivism and involved risk factors Epidemiology of related mental disorders under consideration Criminal psychology is also related to legal psychology and forensic psychology and crime investigations. The question of competency to stand trial is a question of an offender's current state of mind. This assesses the offender's ability to understand the charges against them, the possible outcomes of being convicted/acquitted of these charges and their ability to assist their attorney with their defence. The question of sanity/insanity or criminal responsibility is an assessment of the offender's state of mind at the time of the crime. This refers to their ability to understand