Intro to Forensic Psychology Flashcards
1
Q
what is psychology
A
the science of mind and behaviour
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTAL COGNITIVE BIOLOGICAL CLINICAL
2
Q
what do psychologists study?
A
personality individual differences memory lifespan patterns behaviour mental illness thought
3
Q
divisions
A
occuppationl educational clinical counselling neurological sport and exercise health academia forensic
4
Q
what is forensic psychology?
A
the application of psychological knowledge for the purpose of the courts
5
Q
where do people work in the CJS ?
A
prisons
courts
police
parliament
6
Q
what do we study ?
A
commission of the crime
investigation
trial
treatment
7
Q
what do people do (pre-trial)
A
collect evidence -ewt and interview
analyse - analysis, BIA
Report - intelligence and evidence
8
Q
what do people do (trial)
A
expert witness -memory and reaction time
jury - composition and decision making
competence - fit to plea