Tension Building
Being a Kid
I'll be the Judge
The Crystal Ball
The Big House
100
Victims of RTS and BWS may also meet the criteria for ___________, which is a common mental disorder.
What is Borderline Personality Disorder
100
Research has shown that children under this age sometimes have difficulty distinguishing between imagined and real events.
What is under 5
100
This jury can't reach a unanimous verdict.
What is a hung jury
100
An individual who has a "recurrent, intense sexual urge or behavior involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children" is classified as:
What is a pedophile
100
These three states have been responsible for over half the total executions in the US since 1976.
What is Texas, Oklahoma and Virginia
200
The term rape trauma syndrome can be best described as
What is a cluster of symptoms demonstrated by rape victims.
200
One reason why adult hearsay witness testimony may be perceived differently from that of a child is because of this.
What is adults are more confident in their testimony.
200
According to the text, jurors that heard negative pretrial publicity were more likely to judge the defendant as this.
What is guilty.
200
According to the text, the rate of sexual reoffense is _______________ than that of other crimes.
What is not different
200
Whether a prisoner receives treatment for a mental disorder is at the discretion of this person:
What is the prison warden
300
PTSD was originally formulated to describe psychological symptoms experienced by ___________________ returning from ____________________.
What are combat veterans; war in Vietnam
300
This type of questioning includes questions not volunteered by the child.
What is suggestive
300
These are the two distinct styles during the deliberation process.
What is verdict-driven and evidence-driven
300
Placing someone in a psychiatric facility against their will is known as
What is an involuntary civil commitment
300
The only crime punishable by death is:
What is aggravated murder
400
According to the text, jurors appear to be ________________ inclined toward women who kill their partners no matter what the circumstances.
What is especially negative
400
This is a common occurrence in children who have been sexually abused and reported it.
What is denial of abuse and recantation of allegations.
400
Evidence that is meant to damage the credibility of a witness or defendant's statements is referred to as this.
What is impeachment evidence.
400
The clear and convincing evidence standard is the burden of proof for this:
What is a civil commitment.
400
According to the text, these types of criminals are the single largest group of inmates in federal prisons.
What are drug offenders
500
This is heightened attentiveness to the abuser's subtle behaviors.
What is hypervigilance
500
Memories of abuse that are recalled by adults many years or decades after the alleged abuse is referred to as this.
What are recovered memories
500
This happens when differences in opinions and coalitions form among jury members. This may lead to attacks against each other.
What is open conflict.
500
Many psychological experts suggest that they are ____________ at predicting future violence.
What is not very good.
500
This is the term used to describe the tendency for an increase in murders fro a short while following an execution.
What is brutalization
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