Exam 11: Applying Social Psychology to the Criminal Justice System

In the research by Dishion,Spracklen,Andrews,and Patterson (1996)on how the socialization process in a peer group takes place,which group(s)spent more time discussing normative topics than rule-breaking topics?

The text outlines a relationship between an antisocial peer group and criminal behavior.Drawing on the work of Andrews and Bonta (2002),describe two ways that peers can influence criminal behavior.

The Correctional Institutions Environment Scale (Moos,1987)assumes that the social climate of a correctional institution is composed of ______ broad dimensions and consists of a total of ______ subscales.

Which is NOT true with respect to the Stay'n Out program?

According to Andrews and Bonta's (2010)general personality and social psychological model of criminal behavior,the antisocial behavior of adolescents tends to be deeply imbedded,in particular,within a(n) ______.

The chapter on applying social psychology to the criminal justice system described that rather than focusing exclusively on the personal characteristics of the individual offender,other environmental or situational factors may be at work.Describe two situational factors that may be considered determinants of criminal activity.

The life-course-persistent offenders compose somewhere around ______ of the population of adolescents.

The authors of Chapter 11 ("Criminal Justice System")

The multisystemic treatment program (Henggeler et al.,2009)is designed for the treatment of seriously violent youth.What is NOT true with respect to this programmatic intervention?

The social climate of the Stanford Prison simulation most closely reflected which dimension of the Correctional Institutions Environment Scale (Moos,1987)?

Forensic confirmation bias occurs when a prior expectation about the guilt (or innocence)of a suspect influences a witness's judgments and perceptions toward new evidence in a confirmatory manner.

Which is NOT true with regard to the general personality and social psychological model of criminal behavior (Andrews & Bonta,2010)?

The fundamental attribution error (FAE)occurs when we underestimate the influence of internal factors and overestimate the influence of external factors when we evaluate others' behaviors.

As outlined in the text,de-individuation and social facilitation are good examples of distal variables (i.e.,those occurring in the distant past relative to the event)that can influence criminal behavior.

Which is NOT characteristic of the Stanford Prison simulation?

Explain what a therapeutic community is,and outline the core concept behind it.

Specific prejudice occurs when a juror holds attitudes or beliefs that might interfere with his or her ability to be impartial in a particular case.

Generic prejudice refers to a juror believing that there is such strong community sentiment supporting a particular outcome of the case that his or her ability to decide the case impartially based on the evidence becomes compromised in favor of the perceived normative attitude.

Describe the social ecological perspective used to examine criminal acts.

The bystander effect refers to the fact that people are less likely to intervene in an emergency situation when others are present.