The Basics
What are the two main responsibilities of Forensic Psychologists
Research Consultation and Clinical Practice
That only guilty people are brought in for interrogations
When is Crime Scene Profiling the most helpful in criminal investigation?
Profiling is most helpful in cases that involve serial crimes
Name one of the top 3 values of police Culture
Authority
Control
Respect
_______________ refers to the mental stability of an individual at the time of their trial whereas _____________ refers to the mental stability of an individual at the time they committed a crime.
Competence
Insanity
A set of analytic techniques which attempt to identify the behavioral, cognitive, emotional, and demographic characteristics of a person suspected of a crime based on information gathered from a wide range of sources.
Profiling
Those that focus on verbal patterns
Those that focus on non verbal patterns
Verbal Patterns
The analysis of crime patterns in order to identify areas at risk for specific crimes or from specific offenders, and to analyze “hot spots” for crime.
Geographical Profiling
Why is police culture such an integral aspect of the law enforcement community?
community, prevents burn out and PTSD
The Dusky Case in 1960 was an influential case which established which guideline for determining the competence of an individual to stand trial?
The two-pronged standard of competence which states individuals must both understand the circumstances of their case and be able to assist in their defense
Which important research sparked the birth of Forensic Psychology as it’s own field of study?
Why are Juveniles more vulnerable to false confessions when faced with coercive interrogation techniques?
Developmental reasons- social cognitive
Do not consider long term consequences
Stop and Frisk, a crime prevention strategy adopted in NYC, was eventually ruled unconstitutional due to it’s reliance on which type of profiling?
Racial Profiling
A technique used by police officers to control emotions and maintain a professional demeanor in crisis situations by pushing down one’s instinctive emotion and displaying the opposite emotion is known as….
A legal term which denotes a state of mental illness so severe that a person cannot tell right from wrong while committing a crime
Insanity
Which Branch of Forensic Psychology centers on the application of psychology within the court system to support judicial decision making, and provide expertise relevant to legal decision making in both criminal and civil proceedings?
Legal Psychology
Which of the following categories of interrogation techniques involve altering the structure of situation or environment of the interrogation, typically with the purpose of making the suspect more uncomfortable?
Context Manipulation
Plan
Means
Intent
When are fitness for duty evaluations usually conducted?
After critical incidents to make sure there is no serious psychological damage
What happens when an individual is found not guilty by reason of insanity?
They typically receive a civil trial to determine psychiatric commitment
Which Branch of Forensic Psychology works to support effective police practices by working directly with law enforcement officers and their families and conducting research related to policing and public safety
Police and Public Safety Psychology
Which of the following is the first step of the Reid Method of interrogations
Custody and Isolation
What is the difference between a dynamic and a static risk factor?
static risk factors stay constant, while dynamic risk factors are always changing
A strategy for conducting pre-employment screenings where the focus is on identifying and eliminating police candidates who possess qualities or personality characteristics that are undesirable for police officers including impulsivity, overt racial biases and disobedience.
Screening Out
What happens when an individual is found to be incompetent to stand trial
The trial is halted and possibly dropped altogether
Efforts are made to restore the individual to competence