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Introduction to Forensic Psychology (PSYC1434)

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By: Demi Parsons
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Decks in this class (13)

1. Introduction
Aspects of investigative support,
Timeline of an offence,
Prison offender management and tr...
5  cards
2. Theories of crime
What did lombroso suggest about t...,
What did lombroso suggest about f...,
Biochemical conditions
3  cards
3. Violent offending
Definition of violence,
Who emphasised the importance of ...,
Who stated that sexual offences a...
22  cards
4. Geographical profiling
What is crime mapping,
The chicago group,
The concentric circle theory
26  cards
5. Mental illness and crime
0  cards
6. Hostage and crisis negotiation
What is a subject in hostage and ...,
What is a hostage,
What is a victim in hostage and c...
10  cards
7. Sexual offending
What are sexual offences,
What were the aims of the sexual ...,
Definition of rape
27  cards
8. Offender rehabilitation
0  cards
9. Risk assessment
What is risk management,
What is risk assessment prediction,
Risk prediction vs risk managemen...
10  cards
10. Offender profiling
What is offender profiling,
Two types of analysis,
Actuarial vs clinical method
14  cards
10a. Typological profiling
Typological profiling,
What does fbi stand for,
Key ideas in typological profiling
14  cards
10b. Investigative psychology
Investigative psychology,
Background,
Criminal consistency hypothesis
5  cards
11. Psychological autopsy
Psychological autopsy,
Equivocal death analysis,
Purpose of psychological autopsy
5  cards

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