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Forensic Psychology Flashcards

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McNaughten Rule

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cognitive test that is used to determine if an individual is legally insane

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Cognitive Element

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knowing right from wrong

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Emotional Element

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extreme emotional distress

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Volitional Element

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individual knows right from wrong but cannot control their behavior

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Omnibus Crime Code of Insanity

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a person can be found not guilty by reason of insanity if at the time of the crime the understand the criminality of his behavior

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The MO will include

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Time and location
Means of Entry
Tools used
Trademark of Signature

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Spree Killer

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Two or more killings in two or more places with no break

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Mass Killer

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Four or more killings in a single event

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Serial Killer

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three or more killings with a cooling-off period between the murders, motivated by psychological gratification

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Malingering

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conscious attempt to fake a mental illness

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Dissimulation

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

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This personality assessment tool uses specific variable such as age, sex, or prior criminal conviction to predict the likelihood of a behavior

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Actuarial Test

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13
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Model Penal Code may apply when

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a disorder causes a loss of control on behavior

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Durham rule may apply when

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behavior is a direct result of a mental illness

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McNaughten may apply when

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the individual is unable to tell right from wrong in their behavior

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In general, a person found “guilty but insane” will experience which outcome?

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They will go to mental rehabilitation before beginning their prison sentence

17
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Investigative Profiling

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Psychological analysis of m.o. shows the offender’s characteristics

18
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Typological Profiling

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Narrows suspect pool by predicting traits of the perpetrator using common characteristics of serial criminals and crime scene analysis

19
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The ____ case is used as reference for determining mental state at time of trial

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Dusky

20
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Modus operandi

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The particular method by which a crime is committed

21
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Body staging is an example of

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Signature

22
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What are the characteristics of a serial killer?

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High intelligence
Abuse as children
Display sexual paraphilias
Meet 1+ macdonald criteria

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Macdonald Criteria

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Fire setting
Sadism
Bed wetting past age 12

24
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Hedonistic motivation

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Based on lust, thrill or material comfort

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