Unit 1 forensic psychology questions with verified
answers
ADA Ans✓✓✓ Americans with Disabilities Act
amicus brief Ans✓✓✓ are legal documents filed in appellate court
cases by non-litigants with a strong interest in the subject matter.
best assessment methods Ans✓✓✓ identify hazards
decide who might be harmed and how
evaluate risk, decide precautions
record findings, implement them
review assessment, update
Brown v. Board of Education Ans✓✓✓ 1954 - The Supreme Court
overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities
are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.
civil cases Ans✓✓✓ Court cases that involve a private dispute arising
from such matters as accidents, contractual obligations, and divorce.
civil trial Ans✓✓✓ a judge or jury examines the evidence to decide
whether, by a "preponderance of the evidence," the defendant should
be held legally responsible for the damages alleged by the plaintiff.
, client for forensic psychology Ans✓✓✓ voluntary clients - people who
seek out help and are motivated to make changes in their lives
CRA Ans✓✓✓ Clinical Research Associate
criminal cases Ans✓✓✓ Legal cases brought by the state intending to
punish violations of the law.
criminal trial Ans✓✓✓ designed to resolve accusations brought
(usually by a government) against a person accused of a crime. In
common law systems, most criminal defendants are entitled to a trial
held before a jury. (sixth amendment)
arrested
death penalty
parole
prison
diplomate Ans✓✓✓ a person who holds a diploma, especially a doctor
certified as a specialist by a board of examiners.
direct evidence Ans✓✓✓ consists of a fact or set of facts which, if
proven, will support the creation of an inference that the matter
asserted is true.
answers
ADA Ans✓✓✓ Americans with Disabilities Act
amicus brief Ans✓✓✓ are legal documents filed in appellate court
cases by non-litigants with a strong interest in the subject matter.
best assessment methods Ans✓✓✓ identify hazards
decide who might be harmed and how
evaluate risk, decide precautions
record findings, implement them
review assessment, update
Brown v. Board of Education Ans✓✓✓ 1954 - The Supreme Court
overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities
are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.
civil cases Ans✓✓✓ Court cases that involve a private dispute arising
from such matters as accidents, contractual obligations, and divorce.
civil trial Ans✓✓✓ a judge or jury examines the evidence to decide
whether, by a "preponderance of the evidence," the defendant should
be held legally responsible for the damages alleged by the plaintiff.
, client for forensic psychology Ans✓✓✓ voluntary clients - people who
seek out help and are motivated to make changes in their lives
CRA Ans✓✓✓ Clinical Research Associate
criminal cases Ans✓✓✓ Legal cases brought by the state intending to
punish violations of the law.
criminal trial Ans✓✓✓ designed to resolve accusations brought
(usually by a government) against a person accused of a crime. In
common law systems, most criminal defendants are entitled to a trial
held before a jury. (sixth amendment)
arrested
death penalty
parole
prison
diplomate Ans✓✓✓ a person who holds a diploma, especially a doctor
certified as a specialist by a board of examiners.
direct evidence Ans✓✓✓ consists of a fact or set of facts which, if
proven, will support the creation of an inference that the matter
asserted is true.
