Chapter 1 Flashcards
Why is the Brandeis brief so important?
Brandeis opened the doors for further research to be used while making decisions.
What’s Brandeis brief?
An argue meant that’s used in court with social scientific evidence.
Three reasons why Brown v Board is one of the most important cases of the 20th century.
1) first case to use explicit use of social science.
2) promise that even the highest court must use social science evidence.
3) raised hope.
Found father of “psychology and law”.
Hugo Munsterburg
The primary goal of psychology is to provide an ____________ of human behavior. The primary goal of law is to ________ behavior.
Explanation
Regulate
Judges must make black or white decisions. However judgements made by psychologists are not categorical, they are ________.
Probabilistic.
Psychological sciences conduct research to uncover _______ _________ ___ __________ ________ while legal professions emphasize ________ _________.
General principles of human behavior.
Abstract principles.
For judges the principle of ________ _________ means that the judge may not move too far from existing precedent.
Stare decisis.
List three roles forensic psychologist play:
Advisors
Evaluators
Reformers
Psychologist who wrote legal briefs are acting in the role of ________.
Advisors.
A psychologist who studies the effects of correction programs is acting in the role of __________.
Evaluator.
When a psychologist asked to have a law changed she is acting in the role of __________.
Reformers.
What is an Amicus Curiae Brief?
“Friend of the court”
