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what is forensic psychology

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a field of psychology that deals with all aspects of human behaviour as it relates to law or the legal system

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what did william stern discover

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that recall is inhibited by emotional arousal

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what did schrenck-Notzing study

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the effect of publicity on memory

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what did schrenck-notzing discover

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(retroactive memory falsification)
eg. actual memories can be confused with media reports

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what did munsterberg discover

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false confessions
including persuaded/internalised, coerced compliant, voluntary false confessions

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what are the 2 major branches in FP

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clinical (psych in the law)
experimental (psych and the law)

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what do clinical FP look at

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criminally responsibility

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what does experimental fp look at

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operation of the legal system eg. are eyewitnesses accurate

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what are clinical fp concerned with

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assessing/measuring/treating mental health issues as they pertain to law and legal issues

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what may clinical fp also aid in

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mediate divorces/custody; provide expert testimony; undertake critical incident debriefing; facilitate treatment programs; personal selection

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what are experimental FP concerned with

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researching mental health issues as they pertain to law; study human behaviour in relation to the law/legal system

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phases of FP

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investigation phase
court phase
dealing (responding) to crime (reaction phase)

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investigation phase

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dealing with unknown offender
help investigators examine evidence from crime scenes and victim and witness reports to develop an offender description

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ways FP help in investigation phase

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profiling (case linkage, motives, staging, personality profiles, threat assessment)
information from witnesses/victims (identification of offenders, veracity of testimony, issues of memory, deception)
suspects (false confessions, deception detection)
staff or investigators (interrogation techniques, tunnel vision, confirmation bias, interrogation/interview)

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court phase

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dealing with a known suspect
expert testimony
court appointed (family law mediation/assessments)
consultant to advocates (jury selection, jury perception, courtroom procedures/processes)

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what can clinical fp do during the court phase

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competence
responsibility
intent
aggravation/mitigation

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what can experimental fp do during the court phase

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withness IDs
false confessions
investigative issues

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dealing with crime (reaction/response) phase

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dealing with a known offender for a known crime, or future unknown crimes

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what can fp offer during reaction/response phase

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different kinds of assistance in different context such as:
offenders in custody (risk assessment, treatment (rehab) management)
crime prevention for various stakeholders (local governments, insurance companies)

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example roles of experimental fp

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effect of violent media on mentally unstable
mental illness and efficacy of firearm legislation
medication for treatment of mental illness
use of tools for ongoing risk assessment

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example roles of clinical fp

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threat assessment
assessment of responsibility (insanity) and competence, mitigation, malingering (lying)
ongoing clinical assessment in hospital/prison
assessment of motive, intent, and risk
ongoing risk assessment after release

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what are the 7 ways psychology and the law differ from eachother

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epistemology
nature of law
knowledge
methodology
criterion
principles
latitude of the courtroom behaviour

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how does psychology and law differ for epistemology

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psychologists assume that its possible to uncover hidden truth if the appropriate experiments are conducted
truth in the law is based on who can provide the most convincing story of what really happened that is consistent with the law

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how does psychology and law differ for nature of law

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psychology studies how and why people behave the way they do
law tells people how they should behave and punishes them for not doing

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how does psychology and law differ for knowledge

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psychology knowledge is empirical
laws comes from court cases and is idiographic

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how does psychology and law differ for methodology

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psychology is nomothetic and experimental
law is case by case basis focus on narratives

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how does psychology and law differ for criterion

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psychology is cautious to accept something as true
law guilt is determined using criteria established in that case

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how does psychology and law differ for principles

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psychology takes an exploratory approach
law takes a conservative approach

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how does psychology and law differ for latitude of courtroom behaviour

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the behaviour of psychologists is limited by the court
the law imposes fewer restrictions on the behaviours of lawyers

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