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Criminal, Case, Court, Consequences Flashcards

1
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What do FP do?

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  • provide advice and expertise
  • develop and facilitate training and knowledge
  • assess, formulate and intervene
  • goal of contributing to the development of a safer society
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What is the wild beast test?

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You don’t have to be a wild beast to be considered insane

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What was James had field found ? (1900)

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Not Guilty by reason of insanity

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Why?

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He had a head injury he suffered years prior

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The M’Naghten Rule

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Must be clearly proven O:

  • didn’t know what he was doing
  • and that doing so would be wrong
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1906 - Freud

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Offered models to explain psychopathological thinking as a cause of criminality

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1895

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First psychological experiment on the psychology of testimony - cattell

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1903

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Stern - established a periodical dealing with the psychology of testimony

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1908

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Hugo Munsterberg on the witness stand published

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1911

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J varendonck - one of the earliest psychologists to testify in a criminal trial - Belgium

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1915

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Goddard - mental deficiency (causes of crime)

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Mental deficiency

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Intellectual and emotional capacity

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1913

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First time psych services were offered within a US correctional facility

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1915

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Marston - polygraph

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1917

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Terman - psychological screening of law enforcement personal

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1921

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American psychologist as an Expert witness - state vs driver

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17
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1931

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First forensic area textbook - burtt

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18
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1961

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First review paper on legal psychology - Haward

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19
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1964

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Eysenck - first comprehensive and testable theory on criminal behaviour and personality

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20
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1977

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BPS - division of criminological and legal psychology

- profiling : canter gave evidence in defence of Stagg

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21
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1999

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Division of Forensic Psychology - BPS

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22
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Criminal

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Offender background and characteristics

Details of offence committed

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23
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Case

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Police investigation:

  • investigative interviewing
  • BIA
  • crime analysis
  • police training (stone and gorringe, 2014)
  • offender assessments
  • consultative role (hostage negotiations)
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Courts

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Process verdict
Sentence
- Jury decision making
- evidence in court (expert witness)

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Consequences

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Treatment and rehabilitation

26
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What system does the Uk have?

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Adversarial

  • opposing sides compete to convince the judge and jury that their version of the facts is the most convincing
  • judges role is passive
  • advises the jury on matters of law
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Expert witness

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Schrenk- notzing: psychologist acting as an expert witness testified at the trial of a man accused of murdering three women in 1896.

28
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Bartol and Bristol (2006)

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Witnesses not able to distinguish between details from the media coverage and their own recollections

29
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Who could only testify in America in matters of fitness? And when?

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Until 1920’s - medical experts

30
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Hearsay Rule (1958) ?

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Whoever produced the knowledge should be there to present it

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3 witness roles?

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Expert
Professional
Ordinary

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Ordinary

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Only gives factual evidence

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Professional

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Fact and opinion
Usually an employee of one party
Remain responsible to the court

34
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Expert witness

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Independent

Based on evidence and facts

35
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Types of assessments in legal settings

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Fitness to plead 
Psychological 
Cognitive 
Parenting 
Risk 
Motivation to change 
Likely compliance with treatment 
Psychological state at the time of the offence
36
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Jury eligibility

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  • aged 18-70, on the electoral register, uK resident for 5 years
  • not allowed if previously sentenced to five or more years imprisonment
37
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Jury process

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  • one juror is selected as foreman
  • Jury will be directed to reach an unanimous verdict but court will accept 10-2, failure to reach this may lead to a retrial
38
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What is a guilty verdict

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Guilty beyond reasonable doubt

39
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Media impact - Thomas (2010)

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75% were aware of media coverage

  • 52% admitted to looking for info on internet
  • 20% found if difficult to put these reports out of mind
40
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Mock juries

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Experimental stimulus

41
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What does this allow?

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Have direct access to the deliberation process

Investigate a number of significant variables while controlling for extraneous variables

42
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Levett et al (2005).

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  • significant amount of experimental evidence that suggests that characteristics of the D and the jurors impact decisions on verdicts and severity of sentences
43
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Ethinicity

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  • less likely to find a d guilty if similar beliefs, ethnicity or background to them
44
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Kerr et al (1995)

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But if D has acted in a way to bring shame , they are more likely to treat the D more harshly

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Gender

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Female more likely to convict a d charged with rape or sexual abuse
- kapardis (2003) especially if no eye contact during assault

46
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Thomas (2010)

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Female more open to persuasion to change their vote during deliberation than male jurors

47
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Age

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Younger jurors more likely to acquit (Hans and vidmar, 1986)

48
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Kerr and bray (2005)

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External validity has been questioned

49
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HMPPS

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Carry our sentences given by the courts, in custody and the community
- rehabilitation through employment and education

50
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Prison population in Oct 2019

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83772

51
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Females?

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3852

52
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Males?

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79920

53
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What do forensic psychologists do in prisons?

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Research 
Consultancy 
Risk assessments 
Research 
Staff support 
Staff training 
Negotiator advisor
54
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Medium secure units

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Patients present a high but not a medium risk to the public

55
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What do FP do in health care?

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Work with, assess and treat patients who have mental health problems

  • delivery therapy
  • work in conjunction with psychiatrists
56
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Mental Health Act (1983)

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Covers the reception , care and treatment of mentally disordered persons, the management of their property and other related matters.

57
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Definition of mental disorder

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Any disorder or disability of the mind

58
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Section 36 of MHA

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If accused of crime then can be sent to hospital if there is a reason to suspect you have a mental disorder

59
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Section 37 of MHA

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You can be sent to hospital for treatment

60
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Section 47

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Can be transferred from prison to hospital for treatment of mental health

61
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S49

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  • can only be discharged from hospital with permission of Secretary of State for justice
62
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What do FP do in probation?

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  • consultative work
  • formulations
  • risk management planning
  • encourage psychologically informed working
  • offender personality disorder pathway

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