FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY - EXAM 1
What is the origin of the word forensic? - Answers-Forum - Center of public affairs in the
Roman City States... Judicial Process.
What percent of time do forensic psychologists spend "catching the bad guy?" -
Answers-Only 10% of forensic psychologists engage in criminal profiling. In some cases
like Jeffrey Dahmer or John Gacy, but it is rare.
What is a forensic psychologist? - Answers-A psychologist who applies the laws of
human behavior to the legal system.
What is judicial process? - Answers-Any judgements on right or wrong. "Justice."
What is forensic psychology? - Answers-The way psychologists interact with the law to
deal with individuals... We will mostly be dealing with treatment and assessment.
What are some examples of civil law cases? - Answers-Child custody, civil commitment,
personal injury, worker's compensation, and competency to make medical decisions.
Explain the car accident example of torts? - Answers-Someone has a duty to drive safe.
They violate the duty by speeding.
Cause of harm, they hit your car.
Harm = damage to your car.
What are the court systems? - Answers-State courts and federal courts.
What is a state court? - Answers-Trial courts, circuit courts, and supreme courts.
What is a federal court? - Answers-District courts, appeals courts, and united states
supreme court.
What differences do state and federal laws have? - Answers-Some are different from
one another. E.g., recreational marijuana useage.
What are some careers in forensic psychology? - Answers-Correctional facilities, state
hospitals, law enforcement agencies, community mental health centers, juvenile
detention facilities, private practice, colleges and universities.
What is therapeutic jurisprudence? - Answers-Legal rules and actors can produce
therapeutic or anti therapeutic consequences. The use of social science to study the
extent to which a legal rule practice promotes the psychological well-being of the people
it effects.
, What are some examples of therapeutic jurisprudence? - Answers-How does the
criminal justice system work to traumatize victims of sexual assault. Do sentencing
guidelines offer mentally ill offenders the best chance of treatment.
What is vicarious tramatization? - Answers-Making the victim experience the traumatic
event by rehashing it... Leads to PTSD in some cases. Lots in sexual offense cases.
What is the conflict between the law and psychology? - Answers-Psychology is
empirical, law is authoritative.
Psychology is experimentation, law is adversarial process.
Psychology is descriptive, law is prescriptive.
Psychology is probabilistic, law is certainty.
How does one become a forensic psychologist? - Answers-Admission to a graduate
program.
Doctorate or masters program.
Most people in forensic psychology obtain a doctorate in psychology.
What is different between a psychiatrist and a psychologist? - Answers-Psychiatrist --
Understand biology.
Psychology -- Non medical treatments.
Who was Lightner Witmer? - Answers-Wrote about psychology and the law. Opened the
Chicago Juvenile Psychopathic Institute (1909)
What was the State vs. Driver case? - Answers-1921 -- A Psychologist testifies as an
expert witness on juvenile delinquency.
What was the Jenkins vs. United States? - Answers-Psychological testimony could be
admitted to determine criminal responsibility.
What are the two major areas of forensic psychology? - Answers-Criminal law and civil
law.
What is criminal law? - Answers-Focuses on acts against society and it is the
government that takes responsibility for pursuing criminal matters through law
enforcement officers and prosecutors. Mens Rea.
What is mens rea? - Answers-Involved in criminal law cases. A principle of criminal
responsibility that relates to an individuals mental state?
What are some examples of criminal law? - Answers-Must be intentionally malicious
and against the law. Murder, etc.
What is the origin of the word forensic? - Answers-Forum - Center of public affairs in the
Roman City States... Judicial Process.
What percent of time do forensic psychologists spend "catching the bad guy?" -
Answers-Only 10% of forensic psychologists engage in criminal profiling. In some cases
like Jeffrey Dahmer or John Gacy, but it is rare.
What is a forensic psychologist? - Answers-A psychologist who applies the laws of
human behavior to the legal system.
What is judicial process? - Answers-Any judgements on right or wrong. "Justice."
What is forensic psychology? - Answers-The way psychologists interact with the law to
deal with individuals... We will mostly be dealing with treatment and assessment.
What are some examples of civil law cases? - Answers-Child custody, civil commitment,
personal injury, worker's compensation, and competency to make medical decisions.
Explain the car accident example of torts? - Answers-Someone has a duty to drive safe.
They violate the duty by speeding.
Cause of harm, they hit your car.
Harm = damage to your car.
What are the court systems? - Answers-State courts and federal courts.
What is a state court? - Answers-Trial courts, circuit courts, and supreme courts.
What is a federal court? - Answers-District courts, appeals courts, and united states
supreme court.
What differences do state and federal laws have? - Answers-Some are different from
one another. E.g., recreational marijuana useage.
What are some careers in forensic psychology? - Answers-Correctional facilities, state
hospitals, law enforcement agencies, community mental health centers, juvenile
detention facilities, private practice, colleges and universities.
What is therapeutic jurisprudence? - Answers-Legal rules and actors can produce
therapeutic or anti therapeutic consequences. The use of social science to study the
extent to which a legal rule practice promotes the psychological well-being of the people
it effects.
, What are some examples of therapeutic jurisprudence? - Answers-How does the
criminal justice system work to traumatize victims of sexual assault. Do sentencing
guidelines offer mentally ill offenders the best chance of treatment.
What is vicarious tramatization? - Answers-Making the victim experience the traumatic
event by rehashing it... Leads to PTSD in some cases. Lots in sexual offense cases.
What is the conflict between the law and psychology? - Answers-Psychology is
empirical, law is authoritative.
Psychology is experimentation, law is adversarial process.
Psychology is descriptive, law is prescriptive.
Psychology is probabilistic, law is certainty.
How does one become a forensic psychologist? - Answers-Admission to a graduate
program.
Doctorate or masters program.
Most people in forensic psychology obtain a doctorate in psychology.
What is different between a psychiatrist and a psychologist? - Answers-Psychiatrist --
Understand biology.
Psychology -- Non medical treatments.
Who was Lightner Witmer? - Answers-Wrote about psychology and the law. Opened the
Chicago Juvenile Psychopathic Institute (1909)
What was the State vs. Driver case? - Answers-1921 -- A Psychologist testifies as an
expert witness on juvenile delinquency.
What was the Jenkins vs. United States? - Answers-Psychological testimony could be
admitted to determine criminal responsibility.
What are the two major areas of forensic psychology? - Answers-Criminal law and civil
law.
What is criminal law? - Answers-Focuses on acts against society and it is the
government that takes responsibility for pursuing criminal matters through law
enforcement officers and prosecutors. Mens Rea.
What is mens rea? - Answers-Involved in criminal law cases. A principle of criminal
responsibility that relates to an individuals mental state?
What are some examples of criminal law? - Answers-Must be intentionally malicious
and against the law. Murder, etc.
