Final Flashcards
recent complaint doctrine
if a victim of sexual assault, whether a child or an adult, did not complain of the assault at the first available opportunity, the trier of fact was required to assume that the complainant was not credible or had consented to having sex
children’s suggestibility
the degree to which social and psychological factors affect the way children remember, retrieve, and report details about the past
culprit
person who committed offence
suspect
person the police believe committed offence
foils
known innocents in line-up
target present line up
culprit is the suspect
target absent line up
suspect is not the culprit
police psychology
delivery of psychological services to and on behalf of law enforcement agencies, their executives, and employees