Question 1

What is the term for the amount and type of violence being predicted?

Accepted Answer

A)  risk level 
B)  harm 
C)  imminent danger 
D)  risk factors 
A)  risk level 
B)  harm 
C)  imminent danger 
D)  risk factors

Question 2

Define competency.What types of competency exist? How are they assessed?

Accepted Answer

Competency refers to the knowledge, skil

Question 3

Clinical prediction is more accurate than actuarial prediction,with regard to predicting future dangerousness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which definition of insanity is said to have precipitated the influx of psychiatrists and clinical psychologists as expert witnesses in NGRI trials?

Accepted Answer

A)  McNaughton 
B)  Durham 
C)  Brawner 
D)  Porter 
A)  McNaughton 
B)  Durham 
C)  Brawner 
D)  Porter

Question 5

Distinguish between clinical prediction and actuarial prediction.Does one type seem to work better?

Accepted Answer

Clinical prediction and actuarial predic

Question 6

Who decides whether an individual is fit to stand trial?

Accepted Answer

A)  the jury 
B)  the Crown prosecutor 
C)  psychologists or psychiatrists 
D)  the judge 
A)  the jury 
B)  the Crown prosecutor 
C)  psychologists or psychiatrists 
D)  the judge

Question 7

What would an individual who commits a crime caused by a disease of the mind use as his or her defence?

Accepted Answer

A)  psycho-automatism 
B)  being not criminally responsible 
C)  noninsane automatism 
D)  insane automatism 
A)  psycho-automatism 
B)  being not criminally responsible 
C)  noninsane automatism 
D)  insane automatism

Question 8

What definition of insanity was developed as a result of a case involving the attempted assassination of a British prime minister?

Accepted Answer

A)  McNaughton 
B)  Durham 
C)  irresistible impulse standard 
D)  ALI standard 
A)  McNaughton 
B)  Durham 
C)  irresistible impulse standard 
D)  ALI standard

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT included in the McNaughton Rules?

Accepted Answer

A)  not knowing the difference between right and wrong 
B)  suffering from a disease of the mind 
C)  suffering from delusions 
D)  suffering from a defect of reason 
A)  not knowing the difference between right and wrong 
B)  suffering from a disease of the mind 
C)  suffering from delusions 
D)  suffering from a defect of reason

Question 10

What comprises a 16-page structured interview covering signs of malingering?

Accepted Answer

A)  SIRS 
B)  M test 
C)  Fb test 
D)  Malingering Probability Scale 
A)  SIRS 
B)  M test 
C)  Fb test 
D)  Malingering Probability Scale

Question 11

What role does psychopathy play in risk assessment? Include information on two of the three populations discussed in your text.

Accepted Answer

Psychopathy plays a significant role in

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a misconception of the public concerning the insanity defence?

Accepted Answer

A)  that it is used by a large number of defendants 
B)  that when it is used,it is often successful 
C)  that those acquitted with this defence are usually released 
D)  that defendants get a "lighter" sentence when using this defence 
A)  that it is used by a large number of defendants 
B)  that when it is used,it is often successful 
C)  that those acquitted with this defence are usually released 
D)  that defendants get a "lighter" sentence when using this defence

Question 13

How well are forensic psychologists able to predict future dangerousness to self or others?

Accepted Answer

Forensic psychologists are able to predi

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a type of malingerer?

Accepted Answer

A)  coerced malingerer 
B)  pathogenic malingerer 
C)  adaptational malingerer 
D)  criminological malingerer 
A)  coerced malingerer 
B)  pathogenic malingerer 
C)  adaptational malingerer 
D)  criminological malingerer

What is the term for the amount and type of violence being predicted?

Define competency.What types of competency exist? How are they assessed?

Clinical prediction is more accurate than actuarial prediction,with regard to predicting future dangerousness.

Which definition of insanity is said to have precipitated the influx of psychiatrists and clinical psychologists as expert witnesses in NGRI trials?

Distinguish between clinical prediction and actuarial prediction.Does one type seem to work better?

Who decides whether an individual is fit to stand trial?

What would an individual who commits a crime caused by a disease of the mind use as his or her defence?

What definition of insanity was developed as a result of a case involving the attempted assassination of a British prime minister?

Which of the following is NOT included in the McNaughton Rules?

What comprises a 16-page structured interview covering signs of malingering?

What role does psychopathy play in risk assessment? Include information on two of the three populations discussed in your text.

Which of the following is NOT a misconception of the public concerning the insanity defence?

How well are forensic psychologists able to predict future dangerousness to self or others?

Which of the following is NOT a type of malingerer?

An Analysis of the Field of Forensic Psychology

Roles and Responsibilities of Forensic Psychologists

The Police: Selection, Training, and Evaluation

Criminal Profiling

Deception Detection in the Legal System

Remembering Crime

Police Interrogations and Confessions

The Psychology of the Jury

Intimate Partner Violence, Homicide and Stalking

Sexual Offenders

The Psychology of Child and Adult Sexual Assault Victims

Psychopathy: History, Assessment, Etiology, and Its Association With Violence

The Role of Psychology in Sentencing, Parole, and Dangerous Offender Hearings in Canada

The Promising Future of Forensic Psychology in Canada

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Exam 9: Criminal Responsibility and Competency to Stand Trial

What is the term for the amount and type of violence being predicted?

Define competency.What types of competency exist? How are they assessed?

Clinical prediction is more accurate than actuarial prediction,with regard to predicting future dangerousness.

Which definition of insanity is said to have precipitated the influx of psychiatrists and clinical psychologists as expert witnesses in NGRI trials?

Distinguish between clinical prediction and actuarial prediction.Does one type seem to work better?

Who decides whether an individual is fit to stand trial?

What would an individual who commits a crime caused by a disease of the mind use as his or her defence?

What definition of insanity was developed as a result of a case involving the attempted assassination of a British prime minister?

Which of the following is NOT included in the McNaughton Rules?

What comprises a 16-page structured interview covering signs of malingering?

What role does psychopathy play in risk assessment? Include information on two of the three populations discussed in your text.

Which of the following is NOT a misconception of the public concerning the insanity defence?

How well are forensic psychologists able to predict future dangerousness to self or others?

Which of the following is NOT a type of malingerer?

An Analysis of the Field of Forensic Psychology

Roles and Responsibilities of Forensic Psychologists

The Police: Selection, Training, and Evaluation

Criminal Profiling

Deception Detection in the Legal System

Remembering Crime

Police Interrogations and Confessions

The Psychology of the Jury

Intimate Partner Violence, Homicide and Stalking

Sexual Offenders

The Psychology of Child and Adult Sexual Assault Victims

Psychopathy: History, Assessment, Etiology, and Its Association With Violence

The Role of Psychology in Sentencing, Parole, and Dangerous Offender Hearings in Canada

The Promising Future of Forensic Psychology in Canada

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