Concepts and People Flashcards
Haneys model
Psych in the law, psych and law, psych of law
Monahan and Walkers model
social fact, social framework, social authority
Single effect problem
Researchers only have to worry about one effect while policymakers must consider all possible effects
Frye test
Formerly used admissibility standards
Daubert Criteria
More current admissibility standards
Hugo Munsterberg
1st to advocate applying psych to the law
Estimator variables
affect accuracy of ew id (legal ststem has not control over)
System variables
affect accuracy of ew id (system does have control)
What % of DNA exonerations involve false confessions?
20%
What are 2 factors linked to false confessions:
personal psychological vulnerabilities and accusatorial interrogative methods
“ground truth”
Factual knowledge of true or false confession
Geneva Convention
Prohibits torture in 196 countries
Paternalistic logic model
Treating kids like kids
Liberationist model
Treating kids like adults
What are 3 different types of confessions?
Voluntary, compliant, internalized
What % of cases plea out?
97%
What fraction of false confessions exonerated by DNA come from juveniles or those with mental impairments?
1/3
Different formats of lineups
Simultaneous, show up, and sequential
What kind of judgment is associated with each form of lineup?
Simultaneous (relative judgment), show up (absolute judgment), sequential (relative and absolute)
Probative value
overall usefulness of ew id in discriminating between guilty and innocent
Predictors for remembering CSA
Age when abuse ended, severity, and maternal support
Delayed discovery doctribe
Allows victims to sue abusers within 3 years of remembering abuse
2 sources can create false memories
popular writings and therapist suggestions
CSA accommodation syndrome
children often delay, deny, and recant allegations of abuse
Filial dependency model of recantation
child-perp relationship affects likelihood of recantation
Judges colloquy
primary method of determining defendant’s competence in entering plea
