Forensic Psych

Question 1

What is forensic psychology ?

Answer 1

A specialised area of psychology that applies psychological theory and skills to understanding and functioning of the legal and criminal justice system

Question 2

Where do forensic psychologists work?

Answer 2

Mental health units 
Correctional institutions
Law courts 
Child protection services 
Sexual offender treatment services 
Domestic violence programs 
Police 
University's 
Research organisations

Question 3

Roles of a forensic psychologists

Answer 3

Advising police
Assessing if an individual is mentally fit
Giving expert opinion in court
Assisting people in a crime or a witness
Providing psychological assessment and treatment to offenders
Assessing “dangerousness”
Conducting research in areas of forensic psychology

Question 4

What is stalking ?

Answer 4

a persons persistent attempt to force unwanted communications or contact on another person that can cause the victim fear or distress

Question 5

What is communication ?

Answer 5

Can be telephone, letter, faxes, email or gifts

Question 6

What is contact?

Answer 6

Direct approach I.e following

Question 7

The types of stalkers ?

Answer 7

The rejected stalker

Erotomanic

Intimacy seeking

Predatory stalker

Incompetent

Resentful

Question 8

What is the rejected stalker ?

Answer 8

experienced a personal breakups in a relation but refuses to believe it ends

Question 9

What is the erotomanic ?

Answer 9

delusional disorder in which the person had a false and fixed belief that other person is Inlove with in them usually higher ins status

Question 10

Intimacy seeking stalker?

Answer 10

establish a close relationship in an inappropriate way

Question 11

Predatory

Answer 11

desire for sexual gratification and control of others through stalking. They tend to concentrate on securely following

Question 12

Incompetent suitor

Answer 12

wants a friend and lover but lacks social skills. Use inappropriate ways of establishing a relationship

Question 13

Resentful stalker ?

Answer 13

obsessed with their victim over some real or imagined injury or insult and stalks to get even.

Question 14

What is criminal profiling ?

Answer 14

A technique used to assist in the identification and apprehension of a likely criminal offender for a particular crime or serious of crimes

Question 15

What is the behavioural evidence analysis

Answer 15

The BEA method of criminal profiling is based on a type of reasoning called deductive reasoning. This method takes into account all physical evidence left behind at a crime scene. It is in 5 steps.

Question 16

What are the 5 steps of the BEA?

Answer 16

1. Analyse the equivocal forensics evidence. ( all physical evidence)
2. Analyse the victims characteristics (victimology)
3. Analyse the crime scene evidence - using step one and two to determine the local of the crime
4. Develop a criminal profile - develop criminal profile from steps 1-3
5. Apprehension - only occurs 50% of the time where the suspect is identified

Question 17

What is the American top down approach ?

Answer 17

Builds a classification system using already known I.e interviews with known criminals together with a behavioural analysis of crime scenes and information from victims and witnesses

Question 18

What is the British bottoms ups approach?

Answer 18

Working with detailed information gathered from the scene of the crime and from information about the crime. A picture of the criminal is then suggested

Question 19

Strengths and limitations of American top down approach ?

Answer 19

Limitations - serial killers could be manipulative and seeking attention therefor unreliable

Strength-

Question 20

Strengths and limitations of British bottom up approach

Answer 20

Limitations

Strengths

Question 21

Strengths and limitations of BEA approach

Answer 21

Limitations

Strengths

Question 22

When is criminal profiling used ?

Answer 22

To help police identify potential suspects

Question 23

What are signature aspects ?

Answer 23

Represents the emotional or psychological needs when the offender satisfies when committing the crime

Question 24

What are signature behaviours ?

Answer 24

Are those acts that committed by an offender that are not necessary complete the crime but which the offender must do to satisfy themselves

Question 25

What is a serial murderer ?

Answer 25

Is someone who has murdered on at least three occasions with an ‘emotion-cooling off period’ In between each murder

Question 26

What are the types of serial killers?

Answer 26

Visionary

Mission oriented

Hedonistic

Power/control

Question 27

What is a visionary serial killer ?

Answer 27

Driven by voices or visions from God or the devil. Suffers from a psychotic disorder

Question 28

What is a mission oriented serial killer?

Answer 28

Driven to kill in order to eliminate a certain sub population.

Question 29

What is a hedonistic serial killer?

Answer 29

Driven to kill for the pleasure they get from the act or because it enhances their social or personal status.

Question 30

What is a power/control serial killer ?

Answer 30

Get pleasure from having complete control and dominance over the victim.