A DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN-PSYCHOLOGY-LAW-SOCIETY

The American Psychology-Law Society, now in its 22nd year, began in 1969 after an, organizational meeting in 1968. It played a role in the creation of Division 41 (Psychology and Law) of the American Psychological Association in 1981. The Division became the American Psychology-Law Society/Division 41 with the merger of the two organizations in 1984. The present narrative history of the Society's development is based on information from newsletters, documents of Society business, and recollections communicated to the author by individuals who played critical roles in the Society's development. The history is organized according to five stages, with special attention to competitive and cooperative efforts of subgroups as they sought to define the directions and purposes of the Society. © 1991 Plenum Publishing Corporation.