chap: 8, 9, and 10

Question 1

intellectual disability

Answer 1

New word for mental retardation

Question 2

crazy behavior

Answer 2

schizophrenia

Question 3

The clinical diagnoses most frequently found in criminal offenders?

Answer 3

antisocial behavior

Question 4

The insanity defense is used in approximately what percent of felony criminal offenses in the United States?

Answer 4

1%

Question 5

According to the DSM-5, persons with which disorder are estimated to have a 15 times higher risk of suicide than the general population? Textbook answer.

Answer 5

Bipolar disorder

Question 6

understand the M’naghten Rule

Answer 6

right wrong test

Question 7

The core of the insanity defense involves which core issue?

Answer 7

Criminal responsibility

Question 8

DSM stands for?

Answer 8

-Diagnostic and Statistical Manual

Question 9

Understand the ruling in Foucha v. Louisiana,

Answer 9

• an individual with a mental disorder cannot be held indefinitely in a psychiatric facility when they are no longer exhibiting characteristics they have to be let go even if they may pose a risk

Question 10

There is evidence that men who have both schizophrenia and substance abuse are at an increased risk of violent offending

Answer 10

true

Question 11

Review the material in the textbook about PTSD defense

Answer 11

– the development of characteristic systems from one or more terrific events – will not absolve complete criminal obligation but will mitigate the crime

Question 12

Review the term “insanity” as described in the textbook.

Answer 12

• irrationality and compulsion

Question 13

How effective is amnesia as a defense in the United States?

Answer 13

– not a valid condition to support to the NGRI defense

Question 14

Review the case Tarasoff v. Regents

Answer 14

responsibility of psychiatrist responsibility to tell if one of their clients is saying they are goanna go murder someone. Californian said yes the psychiatrist is required to warn of the upcoming danger.

Question 15

Legal definition of aggravated assault.

Answer 15

• is when the purpose is to inflict serious bodily injury .

Question 16

Be able to provide examples of emotional abuse.

Answer 16

words said

Question 17

Understand the term intrafamilial violence

Answer 17

domestic abuse of the family

Question 18

Understand the term “battering” in family violence

Answer 18

physically hitting another person

Question 19

The most effective way of breaking the cycle of violence appears to be to…..?

Answer 19

• leaving

Question 20

Understand the term “Munchausen syndrome by proxy.”

Answer 20

– looking for attention by suffocating a baby and calling for help…. Etc..

Question 21

Review “The Cycle of Violence” in your textbook on page 283.

Answer 21

abusee is likely to become the abuser later in life about 40% chance. Honeymoon → tense → violence → repeat

Question 22

The most common abuse of the elderly by caretakers is….?

Answer 22

– women caretakers will be more emotional abuse and male caretaker will be physical

Question 23

Understand the term filicide

Answer 23

– Parent killing own child

Question 24

Understand the term multiassaultive.

Answer 24

• multiple instances of violence

Question 25

Where do most abductions of elementary school children occur?

Answer 25

• close to home

Question 26

Understand the term shaken baby syndrome.

Answer 26

parent or caretaker shakes baby so hard that serious head injury result

Question 27

Understand the term sororicide

Answer 27

• killing of a sister

Question 28

Understand the term neonaticide.

Answer 28

– killing of a child less than 24 years old

Question 29

Understand the term reactive aggression or violence

Answer 29

– Reacting to a violent act or aggression with violence or aggression

Question 30

Males are more likely than female to perpetrate which act of family violence?

Answer 30

physical violence

Question 31

Understand the term modus operandi

Answer 31

mode of operations

Question 32

Understand the term signature.

Answer 32

psychological fulfilment (carving something into the body)

Question 33

Understand what is meant by organized crime scene

Answer 33

– indicates planning and premeditation on the part of the offender

Question 34

Understand what is meant by confirmation bias. –

Answer 34

– finding evidence that fulfills your own biases

Question 35

What is meant by Troller?

Answer 35

– serial violent offender who does not search specifically search for victims

Question 36

What does the term autoeroticism mean?

Answer 36

– sexual gratification obtained solely through stimulation by oneself of one’s own body

Question 37

Understand what is meant by a cooling-off period.

Answer 37

– the time in between killing in serial killers

Question 38

What is the primary goal of investigative psychology? –

Answer 38

– good sound scientific information

Question 39

Research has found that the two consistent characteristics of school shooters are….?

Answer 39

– peer rejection and social rejection

Question 40

Review the information about the National Center for Education Statistics on page 310.

Answer 40

idk

Question 41

Understand the term negligent manslaughter

Answer 41

killing an individual as the result of recklessness or culpable negligence