Forensic Psychology

11 cards·by wilko.nick

3 area's of Psychology

Health, Law and Education

What are the 2 "Q's" of Psychology?

Qualitive and Quantative

Dangerousness refers to...?

The likelihood of an offender to commit another serious crime.

A person with APD will:

Fail to obey laws and have no regard for personal safety.

Ethical research

Must be conducted using willing participants

What are two things a Forensic Psychologist has to take into consideration?

What was the "trigger" and whether or not the offender was under the influence of drugs or alcohol?

What does APD mean?

Anti-social personality disorder

What are the first three steps for inductive profiling?

1) Collect "profile" data from the crime scene. 2) infer the offenders career history. 3) Determine offenders forensics awareness.

What are the first three steps of deductive profiling?

1) Analyse forensic evidence. 2) Analyse victim characteristics. 3) Analyse crime scene evidence.

What are the last two steps for both inductive and deductive profiling?

4) Develop/create the profile. 5) Compare apprehended offender to profile.

How does memory work?

Works as a system that obtains, retains and retrieves information