Investigative PsychologyAs stated by Bartol and Bartol (2008), investigative psychology is the application of psychological research and principles to the investigation of criminal behavior (Bartol and Bartol, 2008). Investigative psychology is closely associated with criminal profiling, but there are other areas in which a forensic psychologist may participate in this particular subspecialty. An investigative psychologist may be asked to perform a psychological autopsy, forensic hypnosis, or produce geographic mapping. Psychological autopsies are generally performed in cases of suspected suicide where the insurance company or a family member questions the cause of death. Forensic hypnosis is an interview or interrogation method used by trained and accredited professionals. Finally, geographic mapping is a research method “concerned with analyzing the spatial patterns of crimes committed by numerous offenders over a period of time (Bartol & Bartol, 2008).” Geographic profiling is the analysis of the geographic movement of an individual serial offender. Due to the complexity of investigative psychology, these methods have been scrutinized. For these methods to be admissible in a court of law, they must pass the Daubert standard for empirically based evidence. The use of these standards has triggered a series of studies. For example, criminal profiling has been under scrutiny for several years. Snook et al. (2007) found that there is inadequate empirical evidence to suggest whether criminal profiling is an effective method (Snook, Eastwood, Gendreau, Goggin, & Cullen, 2007). However, Kocsis, Middledorp, and Karpin (2008) reported that expert profilers are more accurate in predicting the unknown character of the offender... in the middle of the paper... with an understandable statement of their rights, privileges, and limitations of confidentiality (Committee on Ethical Guidelines for Forensic Psychologists, 1991).”Multiple relationships in a correctional institution can cause ethical dilemmas. An example of this would be if an inmate refuses to submit to a random drug screening and then attempts to commit suicide. After the suicide attempt, the prison psychologist examines the inmate and discovers a history of suicide attempts. He recommends that the inmate participate in group therapy and be given a pass for future drug screenings. Other prison staff believe the inmate attempted suicide to escape the urinalysis. In this case the psychologist is faced with the dilemma of what is in the best interest of the patient and what is the best interest of the penitentiary institution.