Training
How many categories is "on-the-job" training divided into?
3
What has been the most central part of the police selection process?
The interview.
How long has Hypnosis been in the legal system?
Over 100 years.
What is the goal of Psychological profiling?
To make hypothetic formulations or educated guesses based on their past experiences.
What do community policing officers do?
Proactively solve problems in a community by being involved.
What does wellness training provide?
Provides information skills, and training that relates the individual to the organization.
What do Clinical psychologists test for in the interview process?
Weird behavior or different personality differences.
What is one of the main reasons victims won't go to the police about SA?
They think police officers won't be sympathetic and understanding.
What is the Criminal investigation stage?
Includes all evidence from the crime scene, knowledge of the victim, and other specific forensic evidence. Photographs are also included in the investigation.
When do Fitness for duty evaluations occur?
After critical incidents involving the death of a partner, or injury during a chase of a shoot-out, law enforcement officers may exhibit emotional or behavior reactions that prompt their supervisor to request a fitness-for-duty evaluation.
When working as a police psychologist what do they need to be?
They need to be flexible and adaptable.
What is a situational test?
When one samples multiple jobs, they then get graded on their behaviors in each environment.
What is a Criminal Profiler?
Someone who examines evidence the crime scenes of, victims, and witnesses to then be able to attempt to construct an accurate psychological description of the individual who actually committed the crime.
Why is Crime scene analysis important?
it generates specific questions about a certain specific crime to figure out how it really happened.
When did the use of hypnosis by police grow?
The 1970s.
What can training police by psychology improve?
Can improve how police respond and help victims.
What does the IPI (Inwald personality inventory) test for?
Measures how anxious, suspicious, and rigid someone is.
What case shows the dangers of hypnosis and why?
Hillside strangler case, and the use of manipulation in hypnosis.
What is the difference between an organized and unorganized murder?
Organized murderers are those who plan their murders, target victims show more self-control, and are usually strangers.
An unorganized murderer is someone who plans less of their behavior, there is no pattern of these killings.
What years saw an increase in drug use and crime?
The 1970s and 1980s
What do police ask psychologists to participate in?
Police training programs.
What does MMPI stand for?
Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory.
What is one reason for Criminal profiling not falling under the rubric for forensic psychology?
Training in criminal profiling has been controlled by the FBI and the availability of jobs as criminal profilers is limited.
What are two stages in the Criminal profile-generating process? (There are 5)
1. A study of the nature of the criminal act
2. Detailed analysis of the crime scene.
3. In-depth examination of the background of these victims.
4. Formulation of possible motivating factors for all parties involved.
5. The development of a description of the perpetrator based on overt characteristics from the crime scene and past behaviors.
What does the term “psychological autopsy” refer to?
It refers to the investigation method used by psychologists or other social scientists to help determine the mode of death in a case.