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SPMM Forensic: Questions With Correct Answers (Expert Verified)
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SPMM Forensic: Questions With Correct Answers(Expert Verified)
Pritchard criteria Right Ans - - understand the course of proceedings on
trial
- comprehend the details of evidence
- know they might challenge any of the jurors to whom they might object
- instruct legal counsel
% of people held in custody who have a mental disorder Right Ans - 39%
Prevalence of psychotic disorder in prisons compared to general population
Right Ans - 10x higher
ICPOs Right Ans - internet child pornography offenders
Tend to be;
- younger
- better educated
- employed
- have higher incomes
- less likely to have criminal history than contact offenders
- score lower on antisocial features
- less likely to have substance abuse problems
- more likely to be single
- less likely to have children in the household
- show more victim empathy than contact offenders
M:F conviction rate for any offence in the UK Right Ans - 5:1
females are under 20% of offenders
peak rate of offending 18-20 for males
16-19 females
Most common victims of female with psychosis homicide Right Ans - family
member <18 years old
Proportion of stalking threats acted on Right Ans - 50%
, Proportion of men discharged from medium secure unit subsequently
convicted of violent offence Right Ans - 1 in 6
25% will be readmitted within 12 months after discharge
2 year conviction rate for any offence in 2 years is 15%, but for violent
offences is 6%
Proportion of domestic violence experienced by men Right Ans - 30%
% of children with conduct disorder who go on to have antisocial personality
disorder Right Ans - 50%
% of new offenders among those charged of indecent exposure Right Ans -
80%
in most cases of indecent exposure, the offender usually stops reoffending
after a conviction
20% who reoffend, the prognosis is very poor in terms of high recidivism
% of violence in the population ascribed to psychosis Right Ans - 5% - 1 in
20
Characteristics of most arsonists Right Ans - male
aged late adolescence-early adulthood
unmarried
poorly educated
living alone
unemployed or unskilled labourers
Psychiatric diagnoses are over-represented in arsonists compared to general
population and other offender groups, substance use disorders and
personality disorders (esp antisocial) are most common
others - psychotic disorders and intellectual disability / low intellectual
functioning
Kleptomania Right Ans - a continual urge to steal regardless of economic
motive (in absence of apparent motive)
sense of tension or affective arousal before instances, and pleasure,
excitement, relief or gratification during and immediately after
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