Question 1

What is the federal law that sets the standard for determining insanity in federal courts?

Accepted Answer

A)  The IDRA* 
B)  The Durham Rule 
C)  The EEDIA 
D)  The Dusky Rule 
A)  The IDRA* 
B)  The Durham Rule 
C)  The EEDIA 
D)  The Dusky Rule

Question 2

Describe what is involved in a psychosexual assessment. Include the reasons why clinicians are discouraged from using a typology to label a sex offender in a written report.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Which statement is true about the insanity defense?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is allowed in all fifty states. 
B)  It is allowed in a majority of states. 
C)  It is allowed in two states. 
D)  It is not allowed in the United States. 
A)  It is allowed in all fifty states. 
B)  It is allowed in a majority of states. 
C)  It is allowed in two states. 
D)  It is not allowed in the United States.

Question 4

Which type of sentencing attempts to make the punishment fit the crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dominant 
B)  Determinant 
C)  Intermittent 
D)  Indeterminate 
A)  Dominant 
B)  Determinant 
C)  Intermittent 
D)  Indeterminate

Question 5

Civil commitment of sexually violent predators requires evidence of mental

Accepted Answer

A)  disorder. 
B)  abnormality. 
C)  disability. 
D)  disease. status. 
A)  disorder. 
B)  abnormality. 
C)  disability. 
D)  disease. status.

Question 6

In United States v. Comstock, 2010, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government could not hold violent sexual offenders beyond their prison sentence if they were mentally ill.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Supreme Court case Godinez v. Moran, 1993, ruled that the Dusky standards also apply to

Accepted Answer

A)  guilty pleas. 
B)  pre-arraignment proceedings. 
C)  waivers. 
D)  parole hearings. 
A)  guilty pleas. 
B)  pre-arraignment proceedings. 
C)  waivers. 
D)  parole hearings.

Question 8

Restoration to competency for individual found incompetent to stand trial should focus not only on decisional capacities, but also on

Accepted Answer

A)  improving one's physical health. 
B)  education about the legal system. 
C)  medication compliance. 
D)  involvement of one's family. 
A)  improving one's physical health. 
B)  education about the legal system. 
C)  medication compliance. 
D)  involvement of one's family.

Question 9

Which U.S. Supreme Court case dealt with the forced medication of incompetent defendants?

Accepted Answer

A)  Loughner v. U.S. 
B)  Sell v. U.S. 
C)  Colorado v. Connelly 
D)  Arizona v. Dusky 
A)  Loughner v. U.S. 
B)  Sell v. U.S. 
C)  Colorado v. Connelly 
D)  Arizona v. Dusky

What is the federal law that sets the standard for determining insanity in federal courts?

Describe what is involved in a psychosexual assessment. Include the reasons why clinicians are discouraged from using a typology to label a sex offender in a written report.

Which statement is true about the insanity defense?

Which type of sentencing attempts to make the punishment fit the crime?

Civil commitment of sexually violent predators requires evidence of mental

In United States v. Comstock, 2010, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government could not hold violent sexual offenders beyond their prison sentence if they were mentally ill.

The Supreme Court case Godinez v. Moran, 1993, ruled that the Dusky standards also apply to

Restoration to competency for individual found incompetent to stand trial should focus not only on decisional capacities, but also on

Which U.S. Supreme Court case dealt with the forced medication of incompetent defendants?

Introduction to Forensic Psychology

Psychology of Police and Public Safety

Psychology of Investigations

Consulting and Testifying

Family Law and Other Forms of Civil Litigation

The Development of Delinquent and Criminal Behavior

Psychology of Violence and Intimidation

Psychology of Sexual Assault

Forensic Psychology and the Victims of Crime and Other Wrongs

Family Violence and Child Victimization

Correctional Psychology in Adult Settings

Juvenile Justice and Corrections

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Exam 5: Consulting With Criminal Courts

What is the federal law that sets the standard for determining insanity in federal courts?

Describe what is involved in a psychosexual assessment. Include the reasons why clinicians are discouraged from using a typology to label a sex offender in a written report.

Which statement is true about the insanity defense?

Which type of sentencing attempts to make the punishment fit the crime?

Civil commitment of sexually violent predators requires evidence of mental

In United States v. Comstock, 2010, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government could not hold violent sexual offenders beyond their prison sentence if they were mentally ill.

The Supreme Court case Godinez v. Moran, 1993, ruled that the Dusky standards also apply to

Restoration to competency for individual found incompetent to stand trial should focus not only on decisional capacities, but also on

Which U.S. Supreme Court case dealt with the forced medication of incompetent defendants?

Introduction to Forensic Psychology

Psychology of Police and Public Safety

Psychology of Investigations

Consulting and Testifying

Family Law and Other Forms of Civil Litigation

The Development of Delinquent and Criminal Behavior

Psychology of Violence and Intimidation

Psychology of Sexual Assault

Forensic Psychology and the Victims of Crime and Other Wrongs

Family Violence and Child Victimization

Correctional Psychology in Adult Settings

Juvenile Justice and Corrections

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