Forensic Basics
The field of study that combines psychology and the legal system.
What is Forensic Psychology?
This method of punishment that aims to keep offenders away from society by removing them from it.
What is incapacitation?
This machine records physiological changes like heart rate and breathing to detect lies.
What is a polygraph?
The three classes of fingerprints are arches, loops, and this.
What are whorls?
A specialist who analyses crime scene evidence to create a profile of a criminal to help narrow down suspects.
What is a criminal profiler?
This method of punishment is based on the idea of "an eye for an eye".
What is retribution?
What is a high-pitched voice, micro expressions and adapters?
This class of fingerprint is the most common, found in 60% of the population.
What are loops?
This is an unidentified serial killer who was active in and around the impoverished Whitechapel district of London, England, in 1888.
Who is Jack the Ripper?
The process that involves re-educating and retraining those who have committed a crime.
What is rehabilitation?
The brain area responsible for emotions like fear.
What is amygdala?
A forensic psychologist may be called to testify as this type of witness.
What is an expert witness?
The study of the uniqueness of friction ridge structures, which are used for personal identification.
What is ridgeology?
This country has lower recidivism rate than Australia, with only 20% of offenders returning to prison within two years.
What is Norway?
This person sustained an injury to both of his frontal lobes and reportedly became impatient and aggressive.
Who is Phineas Gage?
This debate questions whether behavior is a result of genetics or life experiences.
What is the nature vs. nurture debate?
Name two areas forensic psychologists can be employed.
What is clinical practice, research and practice?
This percentage of people in Australia released from prison will return within two years.
What is 45.6%?
This is the full name for the acronym CTE.
What is Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy?
This is the process where a forensic psychologist evaluates an individual's mental state to determine if they are competent to stand trial.
What is competency evaluation?