Course Introduction
Forensic Assessment
Practice Exam
Forensic Assessment is a course that explores the intersection between psychology and the legal system, focusing on the evaluation of individuals involved in civil and criminal proceedings. Students learn about the principles and methods of psychological assessment in forensic contexts, including risk assessment, competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, child custody evaluations, and assessment of malingering. The course covers relevant legal standards, ethical considerations, and report writing, equipping students with practical skills for conducting thorough and objective assessments used by the courts and legal professionals.
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Psychology of Criminal Behaviour A Canadian Perspective 2nd Edition by Shelley Brown
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Chapter 1: Crime in Canada Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) Which of the following accurately reflects government and public opinions of crime in Canada?
A)The government is getting tougher on crime,yet the public is becoming less concerned about it
B)The government is getting softer on crime,and the public is becoming less concerned about it
C)The government is getting tougher on crime,and the public is becoming more concerned about it
D)The government is getting softer on crime,yet the public is becoming more concerned about it
Answer: A
Q2) Crime decreases with increased age.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Compared to other countries,the crime rate in Canada is high.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Biological and Evolutionary Explanations
Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) Describe early biological and evolutionary explanations of crime and some of the issues with early theories.
Answer: Italian physician,Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909) is commonly known as the father of criminology.Lombroso argued that criminals possess distinctive physical features (such as sloping foreheads and twisted lips) that were not often observed in his "normal" subjects.He referred to these features as atavisms,and suggested that criminals were evolutionary throwbacks who had more in common with Neanderthals than modern day humans (Lombroso 2006).Charles Darwin published On the Origin of the Species in 1859,almost 17 years before Lombroso published the first volume of Criminal Man.Darwin argued that humans had evolved from ancestral species via the mechanisms of natural selection.Unfortunately,others began to misuse his work,most notably Darwin's own cousin,Francis Galton.Galton founded eugenics - the theory that was ultimately responsible not only for the forced sterilization (or worse) of thousands of individuals deemed "unfit" to reproduce in the United States during the early twentieth century,but also for the atrocities that occurred under Hitler's regime - forced abortion,sterilization,and concentration camps (Niehoff 1999).
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Chapter 3: Learning and Environment Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) Sutherland's differential association theory postulates that four factors of association strongly impact the likelihood of being involved in antisocial behaviour.The four factors are:
A)frequency,duration,previous violations,and age of subject
B)frequency,attitude,timing and intensity of contact
C)frequency,duration,priority and intensity of contact
D)age of subject,age of contact,status of group members,duration of contact
Answer: C
Q2) Glueck and Glueck's (1950) cross-sectional research attributed the differences between delinquents and non-delinquents to:
A)peer-power,the primary source for superego development
B)parenting factors,the primary source for id development
C)peer-power,the primary source for id development
D)parenting factors,the primary source for superego development
Answer: D
Q3) In terms of punishment,the stronger the consequence,the more effective it will be.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Canadian Corrections in Practice Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) In terms of crime desistance,offenders are largely similar in their criminal trajectories across their lifespan.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In comparing neighboring states in the U.S.,with and without capital punishment,there was no difference in the frequency of capital crimes.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Discuss the two key decision points - pre-trial and custody classification/intake assessment - when risk assessments are used in corrections.
Q4) Explain the major themes of retribution,incapacitation,and deterrence.
Q5) Describe the risk,needs,and responsivity (RNR) principles of correctional programming and why they are important to the success of programming.
Q6) All of the following are key purposes of sentencing in Canada except:
A)denouncing unlawful conduct
B)removing offenders from society
C)providing reparation to victims
D)promoting a sense of responsibility in victims
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Chapter 5: Adolescent Offenders Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) The strongest individual predictor of adolescent offending is the presence of:
A)hyperactivity as a child
B)low verbal intelligence
C)delayed language development
D)aggressive behaviour before the age of 13.
Q2) Reactive aggression is defined as:
A)emotionally aggressive response to a perceived threat or frustration
B)aggression directed at achieving a goal or receiving positive reinforcers
C)planned aggression
D)distorted aggression
Q3) As a first step when coming into contact with antisocial youth,police are to consider:
A)bringing the offender directly to youth court
B)community options and less serious alternatives
C)charging the individual in order to get them into adult court
D)pursuing light sentences even if they have committed seriously violent crimes
Q4) Outline the five criminological risk factors that increases a youth's likelihood of offending.
Q5) Briefly compare and contrast the three broad theories that explain the development of adolescent offenders.
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Chapter 6: Economically Motivated Offenders Psychology
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Q1) According to Holtfreter (2005) the typical white-collar offender is:
A)black,male,approximately 30 years old, with less educational attainment than other offenders
B)white,male,approximately 55 years old,with lower educational attainment compared to other types of offenders
C)white,male,approximately 40 years old,with greater educational attainment compared to other types of offenders
D)white,male,approximately 25 years old,with greater educational attainment compared to other types of offenders
Q2) Corporate crime is sometimes committed in order to support the organization itself.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Explain how organized crime networks function.
Q4) _______________ generates the greatest profits for organized crime groups.
A)Human trafficking
B)Prostitution
C)Identity theft
D)Drug trafficking
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Chapter 7: Substance Abusing Offenders Psychology of
Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) In theories of substance abuse,social learning theory appears to explain _____________________________,while the disease model seems to explain
A)why substance abuse starts and stops; why substance abuse is maintained
B)why substance abuse is maintained; why substance abuse starts and stops
C)why substance abuse occurs with friends; why substance abuse occurs individually
D)why substance abuse occurs with friends; why addiction to prescription drugs occurs
Q2) Describe the typical corrections-based substance abuse treatment programs that are offered in Canada.Briefly explain if and how they are successful with substance abusing offenders.
Q3) In Canada,rates of recreational marijuana use are estimated to be ______ for all adults and _____ for young adults.
A)70-75%; 5-10%
B)5-10%; 30-35%
C)20-30%; 10-15%
D)10-15%; 20-30%
Q4) Describe the Disease Model of addiction to substances.
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Chapter 8: Violent Offending Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) Approximately how many victims of violence suffer physical injury?
A)1 in 10
B)1 in 7
C)1 in 5
D)1 in 2
Q2) Social learning theory holds that aggression is:
A)innate
B)evolutionarily based
C)learned
D)goal directed
Q3) Overall,sanctions (prison) are more effective than treatment in reducing violent recidivism.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Violent crime overall has increased in Canada over the last few decades.
A)True
B)False
Q5) In their theory on general antisocial behaviour,what do Quinsey,Skilling,Lalumière,and Craig (2004) propose about evolutionary theory and different types of violent offenders?
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Chapter 9: Intimate Partner Violence Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) The typology of male batterers,as developed by Holtzworth-Munroe and Stuart (1994) is based on which three features:
A)severity and frequency of violence,generality of violence,and age of offender
B)history of familial battery,generality of violence,and psychopathological features
C)age of offender,severity and frequency of violence,and history of familial battery
D)severity and frequency of violence,generality of violence,and psychopathological features
Q2) Of the risk assessment instruments used to predict intimate partner violence recidivism,the tool with the highest predictive accuracy is the:
A)PCL-R
B)DVRAG
C)SARA
D)HCR-20
Q3) What factors does the textbook say keep women in abusive relationships?
Q4) Discuss the patriarchal and social learning theories of intimate violence.
Q5) Explain how "intimate partner violence" is defined and describe the different types of abuse that exist.
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Chapter 10: Mentally Disordered Offenders Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) The question,"How often have you felt that your mind was dominated by forces beyond your control?" pertains to the "threat/control override" symptom.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Risk for crime is particularly high in mentally-disordered offenders when they have multiple mental disorders.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A main criticism of the DSM-V is that:
A)it uses a one-dimensional approach
B)it lacks construct validity and reliability of diagnostic criteria and symptoms
C)it does not use a "level of impairment" impact system for criminal behaviour
D)it is not reductionist enough
Q4) The most common type of personality disorder found in female prison populations are antisocial and schizotypal.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the concept of mens rea.
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Chapter 11: Psychopathic Offenders Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) How has the concept of psychopathy evolved over time?
Q2) In the DSM-5,psychopathy is referred to as:
A)Sociopathy
B)Antisocial Personality Disorder
C)Criminal Personality Disorder
D)Psychosis
Q3) Lykken's (1995) belief that psychopaths are not responsive to punishment and are therefore not motivated to avoid antisocial behaviour upon threat of punishment is referred to as the:
A)specific emotional deficit theory
B)low-fear hypothesis
C)developmental model of psychopathy
D)genetic theory of psychopathy
Q4) The Antisocial Process Screening Device (ASPD; Frick and Hare 2001) is a tool that assesses psychopathic traits in adults.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the genetic and neurological basis of psychopathy.
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Q6) Describe how developmental psychologists explain the origins of psychopathy.
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Chapter 12: Sexual Offenders Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) Studies generally find an association between childhood sexual abuse and sexual offending.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Explain why it is important to consider dynamic risk factors for sex offending.
Q3) All paraphilic disorders involve illegal behaviour.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Sexual offenders with the highest levels of emotional congruence with children are most likely to offend against children to whom they are not related.
A)True
B)False
Q5) There is clear evidence that sexual offending is on the rise in Canada.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Sexual offence recidivism rates are higher than rates of non-sexual violent recidivism and any violent recidivism.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Female Offenders Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) According to Andrews and Bonta's (2006) PIC-R model,belonging to an economically and socially disadvantaged class is one of the most powerful risk factors in predicting criminal behaviour.
A)True
B)False
Q2) If you were concerned with the "over-classification" of women and want to reduce the number of women assigned to the highest level of secure custody,you would be advised to use:
A)the SRSW classification tool
B)professional judgment
C)a gender-neutral risk instrument
D)statistical-based approaches
Q3) Describe the prevalence and nature of female perpetrated crime as revealed by official statistics and unofficial data.
Q4) Internalizing mental health problems are predictors of crime in women,particularly if they experience more than one simultaneously.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain the three broad approaches to risk assessment for female offenders.
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Chapter 14: Aboriginal Offenders Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) Because incorporating culture into treatment makes intuitive sense,research on efficacy of culturally-based programming for Aboriginal offenders is unnecessary.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Security Reclassification Scale for Women (SRSW; Blanchette & Taylor,2007) is more accurate for Aboriginal women than for non-Aboriginal women.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to research by Holsinger,Lowenkamp,and Latessa (2006) LSI-R scores for Aboriginal offenders more accurately predict reoffending than LSI-R scores do for non-Aboriginal offenders.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Many of the risk factors associated with Aboriginal offenders are similar to non-Aboriginal offenders.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the success rates of Aboriginal-specific treatment programs.
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