T/F
Mental health professionals have a special ability to predict violence
False. In the 1970s both APAs decreed that mental health professionals have no special ability to predict violence, but can predict risk using probability
The deliberate faking of a disorder to achieve a desired outcome
Malingering
What course (name and number) can undergraduate psychology majors take related to the topic?
Psyc 401, Psychology and Law
What disorder is unique to kids that could cause them to be involved with crime and the law?
Conduct Disorder
(could also be oppositional defiant disorder)
What famous case led to the creation of 911?
Kitty Genovese
Lie detectors are admissible/can be used as evidence in most courts.
False; there are some situations that it can be used, but generally that’s not in many states and the defendant has to agree/want its use.
A person who is the subject of psychological examination for the purpose of evaluating their psychological state for the attorney or decision-maker
Examinee
Name 1 of the labs in the psych/law department
Child Maltreatment Research Team, Culture, Cognition, and Law Lab, Targeted Violence Research Team, Subtle Prejudice Lab, Race and Ethnic Psychology Lab, Legal Decision Making Lab
Law and Policy Lab, Trauma, Violence, and Abuse Lab, B-Smart (Biobehavioral Substance Mechanisms and Related Treatments) Laboratory
Name at least 2 of the 3 categories of most common mental health issues in family court cases
According to Dell Family Law: Mood, substance use, and personality disorders
What is a factor that affects jurors in a way that they have a preference towards a certain outcome?
Juror Bias
The FBI has a behavioral analysis unit that profiles criminals just like in the show Criminal Minds
False. The BAU does exist, but unlike how it is represented in popular media it focuses on Threat Assessment, Threat Management, and identifying concerning behavior with targeted violence.
Which theory of justice focuses on repairing the harm done by the perpetrator and rebuilding that person's relationship with the victim and society?
Which faculty member runs the law & policy lab?
Dr. Eve Brank
What types of testimony can mental health practitioners provide in a court of law?
Witness of fact - what they’ve seen/experienced
Expert witness testimony - draws on specific knowledge and experience and can make judgments
What is something (psychological term/concept) that can lead to a false memory of an event?
inattentional blindness; weapons effect; misattribution
According to the Innocence Project, of the 258 DNA exonerations they have handled to date, 25% have involved a false confession.
True
What is the term for predicting the likelihood a client will be violent or re-offend?
Risk Assessment
Name one set of joint degrees you can get from the UNL psych & law program
MLS/PhD (experimental or clinical), JD/PhD, JD/MA (psych)
What percentage (within 10%) of convicts serving prison terms suffer from psychopathy (psychopathic tendencies)?
25%
If someone claims they only stole money because they were starving (not because they are a criminally-minded person), this would be an example of ___.
external attributions; (also accept self-serving bias)
UNL’s Psych and Law program has been in existence since 1974
True
What is another term for not guilty by insanity? In other words, what is the name of the standard for determining NBGI?
M'Naghten Standard
Name at least 3 of the core psychology faculty members in the program
Dr. Mario Scalora, Dr. Sarah Gervais, Dr. Ashley Votruba, Dr. Richard Wiener, Dr. Cynthia Willis-Esqueda, Dr. Eve Brank
Dr. DiLillo, Dr. McChargue
What famous Supreme Court case established the right to a competency test before a death penalty is carried out?
Ford v. Wainwright
What led to a false memory of a car crash in Elizabeth Loftus’ infamous study? (i.e. recalling more damage and higher speeds than what occurred)
leading wording in the recall question; key words were ‘hit,’ ‘smashed.’ ‘bumped,’ ‘collided,’ or ‘contacted’