The APA task force determined that it would write ethical standards "broadly, in order to apply to psychologists in varied roles" (from the Introduction and Applicability section). Such breadth in writing standards means that "the application of an Ethical Standard may vary according to the context" (ibid). In keeping with this principle, the task force did not include a separate section on
. Forensic Activities in the revised code. Rather, the task force carefully determined where aspects of the Forensic Activities section of the 1992 code properly belonged in a new code that would speak to all psychologists, rather than to a specific subgroup.
