Exam 11: Applying Social Psychology to the Criminal Justice System

Which of the following is NOT very compatible with the contemporary political climate regarding what should be the goals and philosophy of correctional facilities?

In their research on the socialization of antisocial behavior in teenagers,Dishion,Spracklen,Andrews,and Patterson (1996)

Therapeutic communities,representing prison environments that have relationship or personal-growth orientations,have been shown to be effective in reducing the risk of recidivism among certain offender types.

A riot at Bluewater Youth Centre in Goderich,Ontario (including subsequent related events),was featured in Chapter 11 ("Criminal Justice System")as an example of

Explain what is meant by the cross-race effect.

Which is NOT one of the broad dimensions on which the Correctional Institutions Environment Scale (Moos,1987)is based?

If a juror's views about a case have been biased by media coverage,the bias most closely reflects ______ prejudice.

Which is true with respect to the investigative interview?

Kassin and Kiechel (1996)conducted an experiment in which a participant was accused by the experimenter of carrying out an act that led to the loss of data.What did NOT characterize the research?

What has been found in research on jury size (i.e.,12 jurors versus six jurors)?

Social psychological theories of criminal behavior attempt to explain crime in relation to various factors in society,such as social class,poverty,and social inequity.

Jurors,like everyone else,are not impartial.Name the four types of bias faced by jurors,and explain two in depth.

The concept of de-individuation was linked,in particular,to what aspect of the Matti Baranovski murder?

Most good indicators of whether someone is lying or telling the truth relate to

Which is generally true of how a police officer should conduct an interview?

Which is true with respect to the prison system?

A therapeutic community can be distinguished from other therapeutic approaches by its emphasis on ______ as the primary vehicle for promoting social and psychological change.

In an experiment on gaining false confessions,Kassin and Kiechel (1996)found that in the condition most biased toward yielding a false confession,______ of participants signed a confession,and of these,about ______ seem to have internalized the belief that they were guilty.

Research has linked antisocial attitudes to criminal behavior.Andrews and Bonta (2002),in particular,have identified five elements that compose an antisocial pattern of attitudes.List four.

Qualitative research in which researchers have interviewed inmates to examine whether their experiences in prison are consistent with the goals of prison has found that