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In ________ forensic psychology gained licensure as an independent profession
the late 1970s
Projective Apperception test
based on an individual’s response to a vague stimulus
response reveals aspects of their personality or parts of their inner thoughts, wishes or conflicts
ex. Rorschach inkblot test
Thematic Apperception test
an individual is shown pictures that depict everyday situations and they have to create a story based on those images
reveals their inner thoughts, conflicts, wishes, feelings and motives
2 things personality inventories show us
The personality traits that provide a general personality profile
The characteristics that might not be used for findings
Malingering
The conscious attempt to pretend that a mental illness is affecting you
used to avoid criminal responsibility or to be released from prison
Dissimulation
a deliberate attempt to deny symptoms of a mental disorder
used to create a rational motive behind their crime
3 things a defendant must understand to be competent for trial
The nature of charges
Consequences of the charges
Proceedings and roles inside the courtroom
What rule do most state look at to determine insanity?
McNaughton rule, that states if, “the person was suffering from such mental infirmity or disease that they did not know the nature and quality of their actions”
2 parts of a crime
Actus reus, the guilty act
Mens reus, the guilty intent
Diminished Capacity
Pennsylvania: the concept of diminished capacity reduces the degree of homicide from first-degree to third-degree
New Jersey: It is the total defense that if a person is found to have diminished capacity then they may be free of their charges
A ___________ can be called to determine the competency of the defendant to be sentenced to death.
psychiatrist
Profiling in Behavioral Analysis
The identification of certain characteristics of an unidentified offender based on the way they committed a violent act and their interactions with the victim
Organized offenders
These offenders use plenty of thought in regards to dealing with the victim. There is lots of planning put towards preventing identification.
Disorganized offenders
They are are chaotic and messy with their crimes always using impulsiveness and are thoughtless towards their crime.
Premeditation
When fantasies are used to organize a collection of deviant thinking into a criminal thought.,
Signature
The criminal thought pattern and acting out of fantasies that are characteristic of a specific offender, often leaving a unique mark or behavior at the crime scene.
Modus operandi
The characteristics, habits or the particular way a criminal operates to commit crimes, which can evolve over time as they gain experience.
3 characteristics profiling may focus on
Sex
Criminal History
Interpersonal skils
Can profiling characteristics be used in court as evidence?
No
4 types of victim selection
A targeted victim
A victim there in the wrong place at the wrong time
An idealized victim-type
An available victim
Victimology
When investigators try to understand a victim’s life and lifestyle to understand information from the crime scene/case.
3 Categories Tophies/Souvenirs (items taken by the offender) can be categorized as
Evidentiary
Valuables
Psychological
Crime Scene Staging
When a crime scene has been tampered with prior to the arrival of the authorities as a way to mislead them.
Internally Inconsistent
Refers to the evidence or details found that don’t necessarily make sense logically or aren’t supported by evidence.
6 things which body disposal location and methodology can reveal
A prior victim and offender relationship
Offender’s criminal sophistication level
Degree of planning by the offender
Attitude of the offender towards the victim
If the victim represents a class of people
Offender’s knowledge of disposal site
2 goals that can be seen when a murder poses a body
Offends the discovering part or society
Offender expresses their inner thoughts, anger or hatred towards the victim or others represented by the victim such as prostitutes or drug dealers
Profiling
Most famous application of behavioral science in the current day
