Forensic Science

6 years ago

What are the two types of prompts found in the National Institute of Child Health and Human ...

What are the two types of prompts found in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Interview protocol?
a. person and place
b. place and action
c. time and action
d. time and cue
e. person and consequences

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6 years ago

Approximately what percentage of the sample in Porter and Birt's study (2001) reports sexual ...

Approximately what percentage of the sample in Porter and Birt's study (2001) reports sexual assault or abuse as their most traumatic memory?
a. 5%
b. 10%
c. 15%
d. 20%
e. 25%

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MrEdd

6 years ago

When conducting job analysis concerning police selection, an organizational psychologist may find ...

When conducting job analysis concerning police selection, an organizational psychologist may find this challenging because
a. different jobs within policing are related to different KSAs.
b. the KSAs of a good police officer may not be sta

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6 years ago

Which of the following factors was consistently associated with a higher proportion of guilty ...

Which of the following factors was consistently associated with a higher proportion of guilty verdicts across the studies of historical child sexual abuse (HCSA) described in your text?
a. repeated incidents
b. older age of child at time of

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6 years ago

Under the new Canada Evidence Act, section 16.1, how do children testify?

Under the new Canada Evidence Act, section 16.1, how do children testify?
a. under oath
b. under a promise to tell the truth
c. Children are not allowed to testify.
d. A child's testimony is only allowed if it can be corrobor

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MrEdd

6 years ago

According to Ogloff and Cronshaw (2001), what are the two main functions of expert witnesses? Also, ...

According to Ogloff and Cronshaw (2001), what are the two main functions of expert witnesses? Also, how do expert witnesses differ from ordinary witnesses in court?

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shinbushi

6 years ago

State four general criticisms of criminal profiling.

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phantom

6 years ago

According to the text, when an eyewitness simultaneously compares lineup members to one another and ...

According to the text, when an eyewitness simultaneously compares lineup members to one another and then makes a decision based on who they believe looks most like the perpetrator, they are making:
a. an absolute judgment
b. a false judgmen

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6 years ago

Following the death of Robert Dziekanski in 2007 after being tasered by RCMP in the Vancouver ...

Following the death of Robert Dziekanski in 2007 after being tasered by RCMP in the Vancouver International Airport, new policies were released which restricted taser use only to situations where
a. suspects are not cooperating with police offic

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shinbushi

6 years ago

Which of the following is not true of the use-of-force continuum?

Which of the following is not true of the use-of-force continuum?
a. It is an indirect method of helping to control the amount of force used by a police officer.
b. It provides a dynamic guide that can potentially assist with use-of-force d

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6 years ago

Which of the following statements is false with respect to direct questioning techniques used with ...

Which of the following statements is false with respect to direct questioning techniques used with children?
a. Both multiple choice and yes/no questions generally do not encourage high levels of accuracy.
b. Children are more likely to res

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6 years ago

The term used to describe a juror who is unbiased is:a. representativeb. impartialc. naïved. ...

The term used to describe a juror who is unbiased is:
a. representative
b. impartial
c. naïve
d. immature
e. partial

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6 years ago

Historically, psychologists in Canada have made the most significant contributions in what area of ...

Historically, psychologists in Canada have made the most significant contributions in what area of forensic psychology?
a. Eyewitness testimony
b. Jury decision making
c. Deception detection
d. Risk assessment and treatment
e

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Erazor

6 years ago

Susan gives her infant son various medications to make him appear like he is suffering from an ...

Susan gives her infant son various medications to make him appear like he is suffering from an unknown illness, and takes him regularly to doctors and the emergency room to assess these fake symptoms. This is an example of what disorder of deception?

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Caven

6 years ago

Which of the following was reported by Dube et al. (2005) to be twice as likely in men and women ...

Which of the following was reported by Dube et al. (2005) to be twice as likely in men and women reporting child sexual abuse histories relative to those without such a history?
a. Spousal abuse
b. Substance abuse disorders
c. Depressi

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Erazor

6 years ago

Which of the following defendant characteristics has been found to influence a verdict?

Which of the following defendant characteristics has been found to influence a verdict?
a. criminal history
b. mental health
c. occupation
d. marital status
e. sex

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6 years ago

Which of the following types of cases would not be heard at a provincial or "inferior" ...

Which of the following types of cases would not be heard at a provincial or "inferior" court?
a. traffic violations
b. small claims
c. first degree murder cases
d. appeals from administrative tribunals
e. both b and

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6 years ago

Which of the following is not a potential explanation for Aboriginal overrepresentation in the ...

Which of the following is not a potential explanation for Aboriginal overrepresentation in the prison system?
a. Aboriginal people commit more crimes than non-Aboriginal people.
b. Compared to non-Aboriginal people, Aboriginal people commit

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6 years ago

Which task is likely to be performed by an experimental forensic psychologist?

Which task is likely to be performed by an experimental forensic psychologist?
a. examining the effects of judges' instructions on jury verdicts
b. providing expert testimony
c. examining the effects of correctional programs on re

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6 years ago

Hoch, Hartford, Heslop, and Stitt (2009) conducted a study to determine whether mentally ill ...

Hoch, Hartford, Heslop, and Stitt (2009) conducted a study to determine whether mentally ill individuals in London, Ontario were more likely than non-mentally ill individuals to come into contact with the police and be arrested and/or charged. They f

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6 years ago

Kassin et al. (2007) conducted a survey of investigators and their interrogation practices, and ...

Kassin et al. (2007) conducted a survey of investigators and their interrogation practices, and found that investigators rarely reported instances of using threats or physical intimidation. Why should this result be interpreted with caution?
a.

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6 years ago

The Paul Ingram case was used in your text as an example of what type of confession?

The Paul Ingram case was used in your text as an example of what type of confession?
a. Coerced-internalized false confession
b. Voluntary false confession
c. Disputed confession
d. Coerced-compliant false confession
e. Retra

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6 years ago

According to your text, what are the two key components of malingering? List four reasons why an ...

According to your text, what are the two key components of malingering? List four reasons why an individual might be motivated to malinger.

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6 years ago

Several alternatives to child in-court testimony have been identified. Which alternative is not ...

Several alternatives to child in-court testimony have been identified. Which alternative is not permissible in the Canadian court system?
a. closed-circuit testimony
b. hearsay witnesses
c. presence of a support person while the child

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6 years ago

As a psychologist involved in police selection, which measure(s) would you be most confident in ...

As a psychologist involved in police selection, which measure(s) would you be most confident in administering to an applicant if your goal was to accurately predict the potential for a candidate to display problematic police behaviour?
a. IPI

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Caven

6 years ago

In general, there are two stages involved in developing a valid police selection process. Name these ...

In general, there are two stages involved in developing a valid police selection process. Name these stages and explain them briefly.

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Erazor

6 years ago

Name four main sources of police stress and provide an example of each.

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shinbushi

6 years ago

On what four memory-retrieval techniques is the cognitive interview based?

On what four memory-retrieval techniques is the cognitive interview based?
a. reinstating context, reporting everything, reversing order, and changing perspective
b. reinstating context, recalling, recognizing, and answering questions

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6 years ago

Recent research by Lyon, Scurich, Choi, Handmaker, and Blank (2012) examining child sexual abuse ...

Recent research by Lyon, Scurich, Choi, Handmaker, and Blank (2012) examining child sexual abuse transcripts reported what type of question to lead to the most evaluative information elicited?
a. Option-posing questions
b. Wh-questions

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6 years ago

Which of the following CBCA criterion listed in your text refers to an assessment of whether the ...

Which of the following CBCA criterion listed in your text refers to an assessment of whether the account is consistently organized?
a. Spontaneous corrections or additions
b. Logical structure
c. Contextual embedding
d. Interactio

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phantom

6 years ago

Gina has disclosed to her first grade teacher that her grandfather sexually abused her. According to ...

Gina has disclosed to her first grade teacher that her grandfather sexually abused her. According to the rules of evidence and courtroom accommodations made for children, Gina’s teacher would likely be considered a __________________ and ____________

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6 years ago

Which of the following is not a scale included in the R-CRAS?

Which of the following is not a scale included in the R-CRAS?
a. cognitive control
b. behavioural control
c. psychopathology
d. current emotional state
e. organicity

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6 years ago

Name two of the three changes to legislation resulting from Brian’s Law (Bill 68).

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6 years ago

Which of the following civil rights cases was significant in calling into question the accuracy of ...

Which of the following civil rights cases was significant in calling into question the accuracy of mental health professionals in predicting violence?
a. Barefoot v. Estelle
b. Currie v. United States
c. W. v. Egdell
d. Baxstrom v

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6 years ago

What is the most frequent sentence imposed in youth court?

What is the most frequent sentence imposed in youth court?
a. fine
b. incarceration
c. probation
d. reprimand
e. absolute discharge

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6 years ago

The Voice Stress Analysis (VSA) is an effective and widely used tool to identify deception in one's ...

The Voice Stress Analysis (VSA) is an effective and widely used tool to identify deception in one's voice.
A) True
B) False

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mutos

6 years ago

A researcher arranges for a confederate to enter his classroom, steal his wallet, and run out. The ...

A researcher arranges for a confederate to enter his classroom, steal his wallet, and run out. The researcher then asks the students to provide a description of the "offender" in an effort to study eyewitness recall. This is an example of:

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6 years ago

Which of the following statements is false?

Which of the following statements is false?
a. Liars consistently provide fewer details than truth-tellers.
b. Truth-tellers are less likely to change their stories.
c. Liars are less likely to admit to lack of memory.
d. Liars�

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6 years ago

The Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms includes which of the following scales?

The Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms includes which of the following scales?
a. suggestibility
b. criminal motivation for offending
c. sudden emergence of psychotic symptoms
d. blatant symptoms
e. compliance symptoms

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