Forensic Psychology: Exam 1 Questions and Answers Graded A+

Forensic Psychology: Exam 1 Questions and Answers Graded A+ The patterns of thinking and behavior associated with criminal offending are the focus of ________ and ________ a. forensic psychology and correctional psychology b. neuropsychology and correctional psychology c. forensic psychology and neuropsychology d. cognitive psychology and behavioral psychology -Answer-a. forensic psychology and correctional psychology Typical activities forensic psychologists engage in -Answer-Forensic psychologists provide services (e.g., assessment, treatment, presentation of research) explicitly for the purposes of informing a legal decision. examples: child custody evaluation competency restoration treatment Official police statistics and victimizations studies both confirm that rates of serious crime have been ________ in the United States. a. steadily increasing b. inconclusive c. unwavering d. steadily declining -Answer-d. steadily declining Leo has a firm belief that criminal activity is increasing in America, and he fears he will be a victim of crime. How might Leo's smartphone be affecting his perception of crime? a. Rapid dissemination of high-profile cases on social media devices may increase public perception of the threat of crime. b. The factual basis for information received on social media devices is paramount to empirical evidence c. Smartphones have a knack for delivering crime reports and similar data with accuracy and relevancy. d. Computerized crime reports are easily transmitted via smartphones. -Answer-a. Rapid dissemination of high-profile cases on social media devices may increase public perception of the threat of crime. Theorists from the ________ school of criminology believed that law breaking occurred when people freely chose to behave wrongly when faced with a choice between right and wrong. a. forensic b. positivist c. classical d. moral -Answer-c. classical The concept of proportionality in sentencing is similar to the concept ________. a. guilty until proven innocent b. innocent until proven guilty c. the punishers should flog the criminal d. the punishment should fit the crime -Answer-d. the punishment should fit the crime Most theories of crime have focused on ________, which is reasonable, given 85% of violent crimes are committed by them. a. men b. youth c. women d. gangs -Answer-a. me