PSY 370 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Competency to stand trial (CST) refers to the psychological state of the accused:
at the time of the trial.
Competency to stand trial (CST) has two basic components to its definition. The first
component refers to the accused individual's _____. The second component refers to
the accused individual's _____.
ability to interact rationally with an attorney; understanding how the court process works
Which legal actors are ethically bound to assure that a defendant is competent to stand
trial?
defense attorney, judge, and prosecuting attorney
In the case of Indiana v. Edwards (2008), the Supreme Court held that:
there is a higher standard for a mentally ill individual to waive counsel than the CST
standard.
According to the text, all 50 states allow juveniles of a certain age to be _______ when
charged with serious crimes.
transferred to adult court
Prior to Jackson v. Indiana (1972), all of the following were true about defendants that
were deemed to be incompetent, EXCEPT:
they stayed in mental asylums no longer than their prison sentence would have been for
the alleged crime.
In Sell V. United States (2003), the United States Supreme Court imposed limits on
what?
forcible administration of antipsychotic medication
, For over two years, Abel has been in and out of the state mental hospital, between brief
periods of staying in jail and awaiting trial. After he has been deemed nonrestorable,
criminal charges against him are likely to be:
dismissed or suspended.
If restoration to competence cannot be accomplished, proceedings may be held to issue
a(n) _____ commitment.
involuntary civil
To commit someone to a mental institution for an indefinite period of time, an individual
must be deemed either _____ or _____.
unable to provide for his or her basic needs; imminently dangerous to self or others
Criminal profiles (as discussed in your text) are created primarily for the purpose of:
developing some leads in an ongoing investigation
Victims in a string of murder cases were all mutilated in a specific way, which makes
profilers think of this feature as a/n ________ that may reveal something about the
perpetrator's personality.
signature
Which of the following is a correct statement about research on profiling?
There has been little systematic research on profiling.
Many people believe that profiling is effective in solving crimes. These perceptions are
commonly:
based on first-person accounts of FBI profilers.
The reliance on maps and mathematics to develop predictions about possible locations
of future crimes is referred to as:
geographic profiling.
The term insanity is considered to a(n):
legal term
ANSWERS
Competency to stand trial (CST) refers to the psychological state of the accused:
at the time of the trial.
Competency to stand trial (CST) has two basic components to its definition. The first
component refers to the accused individual's _____. The second component refers to
the accused individual's _____.
ability to interact rationally with an attorney; understanding how the court process works
Which legal actors are ethically bound to assure that a defendant is competent to stand
trial?
defense attorney, judge, and prosecuting attorney
In the case of Indiana v. Edwards (2008), the Supreme Court held that:
there is a higher standard for a mentally ill individual to waive counsel than the CST
standard.
According to the text, all 50 states allow juveniles of a certain age to be _______ when
charged with serious crimes.
transferred to adult court
Prior to Jackson v. Indiana (1972), all of the following were true about defendants that
were deemed to be incompetent, EXCEPT:
they stayed in mental asylums no longer than their prison sentence would have been for
the alleged crime.
In Sell V. United States (2003), the United States Supreme Court imposed limits on
what?
forcible administration of antipsychotic medication
, For over two years, Abel has been in and out of the state mental hospital, between brief
periods of staying in jail and awaiting trial. After he has been deemed nonrestorable,
criminal charges against him are likely to be:
dismissed or suspended.
If restoration to competence cannot be accomplished, proceedings may be held to issue
a(n) _____ commitment.
involuntary civil
To commit someone to a mental institution for an indefinite period of time, an individual
must be deemed either _____ or _____.
unable to provide for his or her basic needs; imminently dangerous to self or others
Criminal profiles (as discussed in your text) are created primarily for the purpose of:
developing some leads in an ongoing investigation
Victims in a string of murder cases were all mutilated in a specific way, which makes
profilers think of this feature as a/n ________ that may reveal something about the
perpetrator's personality.
signature
Which of the following is a correct statement about research on profiling?
There has been little systematic research on profiling.
Many people believe that profiling is effective in solving crimes. These perceptions are
commonly:
based on first-person accounts of FBI profilers.
The reliance on maps and mathematics to develop predictions about possible locations
of future crimes is referred to as:
geographic profiling.
The term insanity is considered to a(n):
legal term
