What is the role of the forensic psychologist in a. capital sentencing and b. sexually violent predator proceedings?
> Briefly explain the difference between the Frye general acceptance standard and the Daubert standard for evaluating expert testimony.
> Discuss the tasks psychologists perform in witness preparation. What are the pros and cons of psychologists participating in these tasks, particularly as they relate to lay witnesses?
> List any five findings from the research on a. stalking and b. bullying.
> Define hate or bias crime and tell how the criminal justice system has responded to these crimes.
> Discuss the significance of the Supreme Court cases Kent v. United States and In re Gault to juveniles charged with criminal offenses.
> Describe the four major categories of workplace violence.
> Why is the term workplace violence somewhat of a misnomer?
> What are the two major types of mass murder?
> List and define the typologies of serial killers.
> Distinguish among single murder, serial murder, mass murder, and spree murder.
> Summarize the negative effects of constant viewing of violence in the media.
> Provide illustrations of gender, race, and ethnic differences in violence.
> What are the four categories of the causes of violence discussed in the psychological literature?
> Scientific jury selection is used in major cases but is not prevalent in the typical criminal or civil case. Give at least three reasons why this might be so.
> What are amicus curiae briefs, and why would a psychological association or organization want to file them?
> List and describe briefly assessment roles of forensic psychologists in juvenile justice settings.
> Explain the differences between actuarial predictions, clinical predictions, and structured professional judgment as they relate to assessments of risk.
> Review the main steps or stages of the judicial process and provide illustrations of tasks forensic psychologists might perform at each one.
> What is the significance of Jenkins v. United States to forensic psychology?
> What has job analysis revealed about police work?
> List and define briefly any five psychological measures designed to assess recidivism among adult or juvenile sex offenders.
> Are female juvenile sex offenders different from male juvenile sex offenders? Explain your answer.
> Discuss juvenile sex offenders according to their antisocial conduct, the victims they choose, and their own history of victimization.
> Contrast the MTC and Groth child molester typologies on both their a. classification system and b. research support.
> What are the two basic dimensions on which child molesters are classified according to the MTC:CM?
> Contrast the MTC and the Groth rapist typologies on both their a. classification system and b. research support.
> Why is it important to distinguish between detention and treatment/rehabilitation?
> What six variables have consistently been found to play an important role in the behavior, emotional, and thought patterns of rapists?
> Briefly summarize the MTC:R3 classification system, along with what it is based on.
> What are the demographic features of men who rape?
> Define rape, and explain how and why the term is being replaced by sexual assault in many criminal statutes.
> What is meant by the term prescription privileges when applied to psychologists? Briefly discuss the progress psychologists have made in obtaining these privileges and discuss possible objections that might be raised.
> What are the pros and cons of obtaining a joint degree in psychology and law?
> Explain the difference between the PhD and the PsyD degrees.
> Identify the five subspecialties of forensic psychology covered in this text, and provide illustrations of the contributions of forensic psychologists in each one.
> Contrast forensic psychology with other forensic sciences.
> What arguments can be made for and against the involuntary civil commitment of sex offenders at the conclusion of their prison sentences?
> Define the following: BIC standard, tender years doctrine, least detrimental alternative standard, and friendly-parent rule.
> Describe Summit’s child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome and state the controversy associated with it
> What role do forensic psychologists play in dealing with victims of child sexual abuse?
> What role do forensic psychologists play in dealing with adult victims of sexual assault?
> What role do forensic psychologists play in dealing with the co-victims of criminal homicide?
> List some of the common psychological effects of crime on its victims.
> What type of information about victimization is available from the NCVS?
> List and describe any five rights granted to victims as a result of the Crime Victims’ Rights Act of 2004.
> What are the two venues in which victims of crime may seek recourse?
> Are persons with disabilities more likely to be victims of crime? Explain your answer
> What is monocultural psychology, and what challenges does it present to forensic psychologists?
> Provide three findings from the research literature on custody evaluations and the effects of custody arrangements on children.
> Compare the assessment of competence to stand trial and that of sanity/criminal responsibility.
> Provide illustrations of how changes in federal and state statutes have made it more difficult for defendants pleading not guilty by reason of insanity.
> Why are the following cases significant to forensic psychology: Riggins v. Nevada, Jackson v. Indiana, and Foucha v. Louisiana? What are any three other significant cases covered in this chapter?
> List at least five aspects that are common to all FMHAs.
> List at least five competencies in criminal suspects and defendants that might have to be assessed by forensic psychologists.
> What is the role of the forensic psychologist in child abuse? In parental abduction? In elder abuse?
> What conclusions were reached by the APA Working Group on Investigation of Memories of Childhood Abuse?
> List and describe briefly the four major types of child maltreatment.
> List five measures used to assess symptoms of PTSD.
> Distinguish between geographical profiling and geographical mapping.
> What are the major differences between same-sex intimate partner violence (SS-IPV) and opposite-sex intimate partner violence (OS-IPV)?
> What progress has been achieved in the treatment of batterers?
> Why is the term battered woman syndrome controversial?
> What obstacles are placed in the path of victims of intimate partner violence who want to leave the relationship?
> Summarize Meuer, Seymour, and Wallace’s stage theory of domestic violence.
> Contrast the narrow and broad definitions of forensic psychology.
> What recommendations were made by researchers regarding lineups and photo spreads in the “Police Lineups” white paper to increase the reliability of identifications made in these lineups?
> List any five findings from the research on a. the polygraph and b. hypnosis.
> In light of research findings on deception, how can investigators best detect deception on the part of persons being interviewed?
> What suggestions have psychologists offered for improving the police interviewing and interrogation process?
> Distinguish among the five types of profiling covered in the chapter.
> What are the three types of false confessions?
> Discuss the advantages of supervising low-level offenders in the community as opposed to incarcerating them in jails and prisons.
> Provide an illustration of a treatment program for each of the following special populations: violent offenders, criminal psychopaths, women offenders, sex offenders, and inmates in jail.
> Identify the tasks that might be assumed by psychologists in relation to both screening and classification of inmates.
> Which two categories of adult offenders have been determined incompetent to be executed, according to the U.S. Supreme Court? Discuss the implication of these Court rulings for forensic psychologists.
> Does the constitutional right to treatment include a right to psychiatric/psychological treatment? Explain your answer.
> List the main differences between prisons and jails.
> List any five topics covered in the IACFP Standards.
> Explain the difference between institutional and community corrections.
> Both sexual harassment and gender harassment are forms of discrimination. Although gender harassment can be considered a form of sexual harassment, what is the distinction?
> What three questions are central to the process of investigative psychology?
> What is AOT? What has research demonstrated about its effectiveness?
> What is a hastened death evaluation?
> Give illustrations of when a forensic psychologist might be asked to assess competence to consent to treatment or to refuse treatment.
> List any five civil capacities that may be assessed by forensic psychologists.
> Summarize the reasons why custody or parenting evaluations are considered among the most difficult forensic evaluations.
> What is CBT? Illustrate how it might be used with a juvenile offender found to have committed a sexual assault.
> What is ART? Briefly summarize its curriculum.
> Compare and contrast Homebuilders, FFT, MST, and MTFC on such factors as population served, treatment approaches, and evaluation research.
> What are the strengths and weaknesses of the teaching-family approach?
> Discuss the common psychological reactions police may have to a shooting incident.
> Other than candidate screening, describe any three special evaluations that might be conducted by a police psychologist.
> State the controversy over labeling juveniles as psychopaths.
> List Cleckley’s behavioral features of the psychopath.
> What is intelligence? How has Howard Gardner contributed to psychology’s understanding of this concept?
> What are three alternative explanations for the IQ–delinquency connection?
> What are at least three explanations of ADHD?
> Explain how Moffitt’s original dichotomy of juvenile offending has been modified in recent years.
> Discuss reasons why juveniles as a group may be especially susceptible to waiving their constitutional rights and to making false confessions.
> In the Scrivner study, what five different officer profiles were prone to excessive force complaints?
