Lecture 1 - Forensic Psychology: introduction, criminal profiling, assessment

Question 1

Give an introduction to criminal profiling.

Answer 1

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Question 2

Read purple text on page 3-4 and name 6 assessment techniques.

Answer 2

• Interview, semi-structured, structured
• Psychometric tests
• Projective tests
• Objective tests (e.g., neuropsychology)
• Physiological and neurophysiological tests
• Malingering and deception detection

Question 3

Describe clinical interviews.

Answer 3

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Question 4

Describe psychometric assessments.

Answer 4

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Question 5

Describe projective tests.

Answer 5

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Question 6

Describe neurological assessments.

Answer 6

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Question 7

Describe physiological assessments.

Answer 7

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Question 8

What are the problems of assessment?

Answer 8

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Question 9

Describe malingering.

Answer 9

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Question 10

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Answer 10

Understand?

Question 11

Possible Questions
- Discuss TWO difficulties faced by forensic psychologists in assessing future risk in offenders.
- What strategies are available to overcome these difficulties?
- Is “criminal profiling” merely pseudoscience?

Answer 11

Briefly plan answers to these.