Criminal Evidence and Psychology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Main Ass. of Conflict theory - ANSWER Society is not held together by agreement but rather held together in dynamic equilibrium of opposing group interests and efforts Pluralistic Conflict - ANSWER Several power centers rather than one elite. The powers may have overlapping interests 3 Components of Capitalism - ANSWER Need for surplus profit to be used as capital for investment, private property to motivate owners to generate a surplus profit, competition Constant Capital - ANSWER Value...

Personnel involved. *Police officers/ detectives who investigate the crime. *Forensic specialists with expertise in different areas. *Crime scene investigators - in the UK scenes of crime officers (SOCO's) who collect evidence. *The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) which decides if a suspect is charged. *There are also other agencies e.g. the National Crime Agency which is responsible for leading the UK's fight to cut serious and organised crime, and HM revenue and customs. *Forensic scie...

PSY 3260: Forensic Psychology (Exam 1) Questions and Answers 2023 Forensic Psychology Any application of psychological research, methods, theory, and practice to a task faced by the legal system. (A specialty area by ABPP (American Board of Professional Psychology and the APA (American Psychology Association) Aggravating or Mitigating Factors When a jury or judge considers whether to impose the sentence of death, many states provide a consideration of the presence of any what? (Ex. did...

PSYC 3140 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST VERIFIED 2024/2025 (GRADED A+) What is demonology? How does demonology stand in the way of a more complete understanding of the causes and treatment of psychological abnormality?  4 Discuss the contributions of three of the following individuals to the treatment of abnormal psychology. Include when and where each lived. Hippocrates Emil Kraepelin Dorothea Dix Philippe Pinel Friedrich Anton Mesmer Benjamin Rush William Tuke  5 ...

ATF interview prep 2023-2024 Exam Questions with Correct Answers tell us about yourself - ANSWER -during my undergraduate career, I worked as a writing tutor, completed an internship with the Brockton Police Department, and was selected for a research externship with Butler Hospital where I assisted in a longitudinal study of OCD. I also conducted independent research about how youths are functionally impaired by OCD -I also studied abroad in granada, spain where I lived with a host...

GCSE Edexcel Psychology - Psychological Problems (2022/2023) Rated A+ Nature Refers to the biological factors that can influence a persons' behavior and these are generally in place even before we are born. Nurture Refers to the environmental factors that can influence a persons' behavior mostly after they are born. Symptoms of Substance Addiction A feeling that the person needs to take the substance. Ignoring evidence that the use of the substance is harmful to them Stopping or reducing is ...

Forensic Psychology Exam 1 Questions and Answers 2023 Wild Beast Test A test used historically to determine whether a person is insane. They couldn't be accountable for their offenses because they were "beast-like" and they lacked capacity for reasoning. Benjamin Cardozo Later became a Supreme Court justice. He wrote "for example, if a person has an insane delusion that God has appeared and convinced them to complete a crime, we think it cannot said of the defendant that he knows t...

CIPT Exam 1 Questions with 100% Correct Answers Identify the criminal investigator's function in the investigative, judicial, and post-judicial punishment. - answero Investigative: conduct investigation using all appropriate techniques and prepare report with results of investigation o Judicial: "sell" case to AUSA, present evidence, testify to Grand Jury, and possibly draft report of legal action o Post judicial: asset forfeiture process Identify the elements of case management. - an...

HOSA Forensic Science: Psychiatry/Psychology Rated A+ Actus Rectus The guilty act Mens Rea "Guilty Mind" A person's awareness of the fact that his or her conduct is criminal; the mental element of a crime. Competency The determination by the state about whether a person is capable to stand trial. Crime Scene Staging When a crime scene is altered in such a way that it would send investigators off course and away from the perpetrator Diminished Capacity An offender who could not or did not ...

Forensic Psychology: Exam 1 Questions and Answers Graded A+ The patterns of thinking and behavior associated with criminal offending are the focus of ________ and ________ a. forensic psychology and correctional psychology b. neuropsychology and correctional psychology c. forensic psychology and neuropsychology d. cognitive psychology and behavioral psychology -Answer-a. forensic psychology and correctional psychology Typical activities forensic psychologists engage in -Answer-Forensic ...