Criminal Psychology Flashcards
story order
lawyers present evidence in the sequence the events actually occurred (easy to construct the time of events and piece together what happened)
witness order
Lawyers present the witnesses one at a time (difficult to construct the time of events and evidence put forward is jumbled, therefore more difficult to understand and piece together what happened).
amygdala
a set of neurones in the brain’s temporal lobe, key role in processing emotions, forms part of limbic system
PET
detects the metabolism level of injected substances made mildly radioactive to show which parts of the brain are most active
forensic evidence
the information gathered and analysed by scientists for criminal and civil law
blue-collar crime
committed by an individual from a lower social class fuelled by rage or emotions, causing injury to people/property e.g. burglary, assault, sex crimes
white-collar crime
higher social class, in a business setting, non-violent e.g. wire fraud, forgery, embezzlement
the dispositional hypothesis
it is not the prison environment that makes people act in the ways they do but rather character traits of those who live/work there
examples of forensic evidence
blood, hair, clothes fibres, bite marks, foot prints, car skid marks
Raine et al
brain abnormalities in murderers indicated by PET
hall and player
will the introduction of context affect fingerprint analysis and decision-making?
memon and higham
a review of the cognitive interview
dixon et al
the role of accent and context in perceptions of guilt
wilson and kelling
the police and neighbourhood safety: broken windows
haney et al
study of prisoners and guards in a stimulated prison
