Forensic Psych Final

Family violence

any assault, including sexual assault, or other crime that results in the personal injury or death of one or more family or household member(s) that was committed by another who is or was residing in the same dwelling

Intimate partner violence (IPV)

encompasses violence in a relationship where the two individuals may or may not be living together

learned

Domestic violence is a _____ behavior, so prevention needs to start at an elementary school level

Psychological Characteristics of Batterers

Denial or minimization of violence, or blaming it on others

Experience or witnessing violence in his own family while growing up

Battered Woman Syndrome

Don’t see another option other than killing their abusive partner

Same-Sex IPV

different from different-sex in community response and lack of resources and services

friends

Female victims often find help from _____ rather than shelters, police, or physicians

Lethality

if the couple stayed together, how likely would the victim end up dead

Risk

likelihood of further assault behavior

Safety

_____ of victim(s) is first and foremost

Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment (ODARA)

estimates the likelihood of a male offender re-assaulting a female intimate partner, and gauges the frequency and severity of potential future assaults

13 yes/no items, higher scores correlate with increased risk of reoffending, shorter time to reoffense, and greater severity of future assaults

Domestic Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (DVRAG)

assesses the probability that a male offender will commit future IPV offenses and informs risk management strategies

14 items: 13 ODARA items and additional item from PCL-R score, intended for use by forensic clinicians and criminal justice professionals

Spousal Assault Risk Assessment (SARA)

evaluates the likelihood, severity, and imminence of future IPV perpetrated by individuals, aids in risk management and intervention planning

24 items divided into three domains: IPV factors, perpetrator risk factors, and victim vulnerability

Danger Assessment (DA)

evaluates the likelihood that an abused woman will be killed by her intimate partner

2 parts: 12 month calendar where the individual marks frequency and severity of abuse incidents, and 20 yes/no questions

Risk factors for lethality

stalking, recent separation, increasing frequency and severity of assaultive behavior, unemployment, strangulation, gun in the house, use of drugs, forcing victim to have sex, threatening to kill the victim, victim believed perpetrator was capable of killing

Femicide

intentional killing of women or girls because of their gender

Risk factors at the time of femicide

perpetrator unemployed, perpetrator has a stepchild, previous threat with a weapon, very controlling especially with recent separation, perpetrator has a gun/weapon

Predicting femicide by a sexual intimate

threaten to harm kids if victim leaves, frightens victim with weapon, leaves scary note on victim’s car, African American victim, threatens to kill victim, follows or spies on victim, frightens or threatens victim’s family

Four types of child maltreatment

neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse

Dynamics of family violence

socially isolated, unstable interpersonal relationships, substance abuse, contribution to psychopathology

Infanticide

intentional killing of an infant

Neonaticide

killing of a baby within 24 hours of birth

Filicide

killing of child by a biological or step-parent

Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy

caregiver fabricates, exaggerates, or induces medical or psychological symptoms in someone else, typically a child, to gain attention, sympathy, or validation

Shaken baby syndrome

when an infant or young child is violently shaken, causing severe brain injury

Repressed memories controversy

there are those that believe memories of personal traumatic events can be repressed and remain inaccessible for years

Recovered memories controversy

there are those who believe that the existence of repressed memories is highly unlikely or questionable

strength

What gets into memory may vary in _____

status of informatoin

The _____ in memory changes across time

sexual interest in the child

Most acquaintance and stranger child abductions were motivated by the offender’s _____.

6 and 17

Most child abduction victims are between the ages of _____.

NISMART

series of research studies which gather data on the prevalence and circumstances of missing children

paranoid, irrational beliefs or delusions

The most dangerous parental kidnappers manifest _____ that do not dovetail with reality

emotional impact

The length of time separated from the left-behind parent is one of the major determinants of the _____ the incident has on the abducted child

Elder abuse

the physical, financial, emotional, or psychological harm of an older adult, usually defined as age 65 or older

abandonment, financial abuse, sexual abuse

Dispositional evaluation

determines the most appropriate disposition or outcome for an individual in a case, particularly in criminal justice, family law, and juvenile court settings

Guardianship

the appointment of authority over an individual’s person or estate to another person when that individual is considered incapable of administering his or her own affiars

competent

The victim is presumed to be _____ until there is a legal determination otherwise

Challenges of psychologists in institutional corrections

budget cuts, inmate transfers, no support from system, lack of confidentiality, minimal time for research

National Commission on Correctional Health Care

nonprofit organization in the United States dedicated to improving the quality of health care in jails, prisons, and juvenile detention facilities

International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology (IACFP)

professional organization that serves psychologists and other mental health professionals who work in correctional and forensic settings

Detention centers

short-term holding facilities, often for individuals awaiting trial, immigration processing, or juvenile adjudication

Jails

local facilities operated by cities or countries, primarily for people awaiting trial or people serving short sentences (<1 year)

Prisons

long-term incarceration facilities for individuals convicted of serious crimes, typically felonies

Community-Based Facilities

alternative to incarceration or transitional support after release; designed to rehabilitate and reintegrate individuals into society

Penitentiary

secure correctional facility operated by either the federal or state government, designed to house individuals convicted of major crimes and serving lengthy sentences

Prison camps

correctional facilities that house non-violent, low-risk offenders—often those convicted of white-collar crimes, minor drug offenses, or preparing for reentry into society

Halfway houses

transitional living facilities that help individuals reintegrate into society after incarceration or as part of a court-ordered alternative to prison

Competency assessment

evaluates whether an individual has the mental capacity to participate in legal proceedings, particularly to stand trial

Estelle v. Gamble

court case that established important precedents regarding the constitutional rights of prisoners, specifically concerning the right to adequate medical care under the Eighth Amendment

Right to refuse treatment

inmates cannot be forced to participate in treatment programs

Rehabilitation, to be held in a specific facility, or privacy

Inmates have no right to _____

Disciplinary segregation

used as punishment for inmates who violate prison rules or engage in misbehavior

Protective custody

provides protection for inmates who are at risk of harm from other prisoners

Administrative segregation

used to separate inmates for security reasons, often for individuals who pose a threat to the facility or others, but not necessarily due to punishment

Psychological assessment in corrections

occurs when inmate enters the correctional system, when decisions are to be made concerning the offender’s reentry into the community, and at the time of psychological crisis

Competency to be executed

refers to whether a person is mentally capable of understanding their (death) punishment and its rationale

Likelihood of future sexual offending

refers to the probability that an individual who has committed a sexual offense may reoffend in the future

Treatment of substance-abusing offenders

therapeutic community

Treatment of violent offenders

self-regulating aggression and addressing cognitive deficits

Treatment of criminal psychopaths

may present as model prisoners and then reoffend

Treatment of sex offenders

relapse population