Criminal Case Studies

Question 1

How many participants were in Raines study?

Answer 1

41 (39 male 2 female)

Question 2

What linked the participants in Raines study?

Answer 2

All charged with murder or manslaughter pleading NGRI

Question 3

What was the mean age of the participants in Raines study?

Answer 3

31.7

Question 4

How many had schizophrenia in Raines study?

Answer 4

6

Question 5

How long were participants kept free of medication and for what purpose in Raines study?

Answer 5

2 weeks and so that the medication didn’t have an effect on the results

Question 6

What was the machine called measuring brain activity in Raines study?

Answer 6

PET

Question 7

What was the tracer called in Raines study?

Answer 7

FDG

Question 8

In Raines study the participants preformed a task. What was it called and how long did it last?

Answer 8

Continuous performance task. 32 minutes

Question 9

What was the date of hall and player?

Answer 9

2008

Question 10

Aim of hall and player?

Answer 10

To investigate whether the fingerprint experts are affected by case details and whether it would bias their judgements

Question 11

How big was the sample in hall and player?

Answer 11

70 fingerprint experts

Question 12

What did the sample consist of in hall and player?

Answer 12

70 experts ranging from 3 months to 30 years experience. 12 were managers not practicing experts.

Question 13

What type of sample was hall and player?

Answer 13

Volunteer

Question 14

What was the fingerprint on in hall and player?

Answer 14

Imposed on to a £50 note

Question 15

How were the participants in hall and player split?

Answer 15

Randomly in to groups of 8

Question 16

How were the participants asked to treat the experiment in hall and player?

Answer 16

Like a normal day just do not discuss the experiment

Question 17

What was the research method in hall and player?

Answer 17

Experiment

Question 18

What were the two levels of IV in hall and player?

Answer 18

Low- forgery. Told that suspect had tried to pay with forged £50 note
High- murder. Same situation tried to pay. But then shot cashier

Question 19

What design was Hall and player?

Answer 19

Independent measures

Question 20

What were the choices for the experts to make at the end of Hall and players study

Answer 20

Match
Not a match
Mark was insufficient
Either not enough to make comparison or not enough to establish identity

Question 21

How many participants read crime scene report before they identified fingerprint in hall and player

Answer 21

57/70

Question 22

What did the results show about whether the case report affected their judgement?

Answer 22

High emotion - 52% felt affected

Low emotion - 6% affected

Question 23

Did the reports affect results in hall and player?

Answer 23

There were no significant differences

Question 24

What was hall and players conclusion?

Answer 24

That emotional context does affect feelings but not their analysis