Forensic psycholgy and pharmacist

Question 1

Jenkins vs. United States 1962

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When were psychologists recognized in court?

Question 2

Eyewitness testimony

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What is the most prevalent area of forensic psychological research?

Question 3

Victimology

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Victims history that impacts the analysis of a crime

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Thematic Appreciation Test

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A test in which a person is shown a picture depicting various everyday situations and is asked to create a story based on the picture.

Question 5

Souvenir

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A victim’s personal item that is taken by the offender to remember the crime. It usually indicates an the offender feels inadequate and will keep it for a long time.

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Signature

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The specific way a killer distinguishes the murders they commit from all others

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Psycholegal

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Pertains to legal issues or questions that are addressed by psychologists or other mental health professionals

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Projective

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Psychological tests that present a person with an ambiguous stimulus and assumes that their responses will indicate aspects of their personality

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Profiling

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A psychological investigation of a violent unsolved crime. Covers victomology, MO, crime scenes, and characteristics of the offender

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Personality inventories

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Psychological tests that evaluate personality, psychopathology and mental functioning

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Overkill

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When someone is killed with more force than was necessary to end their life. Typically indicates that they killer knew the victim and was angry at them

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Organized Offender

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A perpetrator who exhibits a great deal of though/planning into their crimes. This criminal maintains control over the victim and leaves little to no evidence to indicate themselve

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Modus Operandi

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A criminals method of operation. Based on the principle that a criminal is likely to use the same technique repeatedly in a series of crimes

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McNaughton rules

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Cognitive test for insanity. A state test to determine if a person can be found guilty or if they were insane during the commission of the crime.

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Malingering

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Conscious attempt to feign a physical or mental disease

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Internally Inconsistent

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Occurs when a scene as been staged. All parts of the scene do not fit together in a logical manner.

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Insanity

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A mental state in which the individual could not or did not know what he or she was doing or that what he or she was doing was wrong

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Dissimulation

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A conscious and deliberate attempt to minimize or deny symptoms of a mental disorder

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Disorganized Offender

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Offender who commits a crime with little or no planning. This criminal lacks control over the victim and is easily traced through evidence.

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Diminished Capacity

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An offender who could not or did not form the specific intent or could not act in a knowing and purposeful manner

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Crime Scene Staging

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When a crime scene is altered in such a way that it would send investigators off course and away from the perpetrator

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Competency

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The determination by the state about whether a person is capable to stand trial.

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Mens Rea

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“Guilty Mind” A person’s awareness of the fact that his or her conduct is criminal; the mental element of a crime.

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Actus Rectus

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The guilty act

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human behaviour

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the physical actions and observable emotions associated with an individual

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forensic psychiatry

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sub-speciality of psychology dealing with the assessment and evaluation of a person involved in legal matters

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forensic psychology

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the application of cognitive and social psychology to legal matters

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human behaviour

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the physical actions and observable emotions associated with an individual

Question 29

pre-trial

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whether the defendant is competent to give a statement to the police

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trial

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mental state of a person at the time of the alleged crime of competency to proceed with the trial

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post-trial

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assessing the information given to the court issues involving sentencing

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legal insanity

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a person would be found not guilty for reasons of insanity if at the time of commission of the crime the person lacked substantial capacity either to appreciate the criminality of their behaviour or to conform his conduct to the requirements of the law