Interest in forensic psychology has surged in recent years, primarily due to such television programs as âCriminal Minds,â where criminal profilers have an almost psychic ability to give elaborate personality and behavioral descriptions of perpetrators (âUNSUBsâ).orensic psychology, as defined by the American Psychological Association, is the application of clinical specialties to the legal arena. This definition emphasizes the application of clinical psychology to the forensic setting.