Law Enforcement Psychology Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Law Enforcement Psychology explores the application of psychological principles and practices within law enforcement settings. The course examines the unique stressors and mental health challenges faced by police officers, psychological assessment and selection of personnel, as well as crisis negotiation and intervention techniques. Students will analyze the dynamics of police-community interactions, strategies for managing trauma and critical incidents, and methods for fostering officer wellness and resilience. Ethical considerations, cultural competence, and current research in the field are also discussed, providing a comprehensive understanding of how psychology supports effective and responsible law enforcement.
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Introduction to Forensic Psychology Research and Application 5th Edition by Curtis
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Forensic Psychology
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Q1) Psychologists who use valid and reliable methods are engaging in ______.
A) evidence-based practice
B) questioned document analysis
C) risk assessment
D) professional accountability
Answer: A
Q2) A psychologist who consults with school staff to identify potentially troubled and dangerous youth is likely practicing the forensic psychology subspecialty of ______ psychology.
A) legal
B) forensic school
C) victim's witness
D) correctional
Answer: B
Q3) The authors state that psychology is a(n) ______ profession.
A) applied
B) often litigated
C) mundane
D) doctoral-level
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Police and Public Safety Psychology
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Q1) Research suggest that the overwhelming reason for most police suicides appears to be ______.
A) financial problems
B) reactions to critical incidents
C) easy access to weapons
D) difficulties in intimate partner relationships
Answer: D
Q2) Selection, intervention, and post-intervention monitoring are the three basic phases of ______.
A) early warning systems
B) police corruption
C) hostage negotiation
D) job analysis
Answer: A
Q3) Boredom and exposure to violent situations are examples of ______ stressors.
A) occupational
B) external
C) personal
D) task-related
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Psychology of Investigations
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Q1) Which answer choice illustrates a flaw in profiling?
A) the assumption that human behavior is consistent across time and place
B) the belief that context influences behavior
C) the focus on victim rather than offender characteristics
D) the tendency to overestimate the intelligence of the offender
Answer: A
Q2) What three fundamental questions are central to the psychology of investigations in their early stages?
Answer: (1) What are the important behavioral features associated with the crime that may help identify and successfully prosecute the perpetrator?
(2) What inferences can be made about the characteristics of the offender that may help identify him or her?
(3) Are there any other crimes that are likely to have been committed by the same person?
Q3) Identify the three broad categories of investigative psychology.
Answer: The nature of offender behavior, the social psychology of group crime and terrorism, and the cognitive psychology of investigative decision-making by law enforcement investigators.
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Chapter 4: Consulting and Testifying
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Q1) A family dispute involving end-of-life issues will likely be considered a ______ case.
A) bench
B) medical
C) criminal
D) civil
Q2) According to the Tarasoff requirement, patient-therapist confidentiality may be broken if a patient sues a therapist.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Provide an example of an ultimate issue. Why is there considerable debate about whether or not mental health professionals should offer opinions on ultimate issues?
Q4) In which situation would expert witness testimony be most influential?
A) a pretrial hearing involving competency to stand trial
B) a jury trial involving child custody
C) a jury trial involving the effects of pornography on adolescents
D) a bench trial involving credibility of an eyewitness
Q5) Define and provide an example of an amicus curiae brief.
Q6) Describe structured professional judgment.
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Chapter 5: Consulting With Criminal Courts
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Q1) Which of the following is a commonality among all insanity standards?
A) a documented mental disorder
B) the ability to understand right and wrong
C) the presence of a guilty mind
D) a capacity to follow the law
Q2) Identify three insanity tests and identify the question each test asks.
Q3) Persons who are conditionally released are less likely than convicted offenders to commit new crimes.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Imagine you are a psychologist who is conducting a psychosexual assessment on a convicted sex offender. Which of the following should you refrain from including in your report to the court?
A) a sadistic rapist classification
B) results of a validated risk assessment
C) treatment recommendations
D) background information on the offender
Q5) 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.
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Chapter 6: Family Law and Other Forms of Civil Litigation
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Q1) It is possible for a person to be mentally disordered, yet still capable of making a will.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Imagine you are a forensic psychologist who has been retained by an attorney for the plaintiff in a civil injury case. Which step would you take first?
A) determine whether or not the plaintiff meets the DSM-V criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder
B) evaluate which type of damages the defendant should receive, compensatory or punitive damages
C) determine the specific behavior the defendant used to harm the plaintiff
D) evaluate the type and degree of harm suffered by the plaintiff
Q3) According to the least detrimental alternative standard, psychological knowledge can best be used in child custody arrangements by helping to determine which
A) custody arrangement will do the least harm
B) parent would be the better caregiver
C) living situation would make the child the happiest
D) caregiver supports the child's personality
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Chapter 7: The Development of Delinquent and Criminal Behavior
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Q1) All of the following are major categories of juvenile unlawful acts EXCEPT ______.
A) drug offenses
B) unlawful acts against oneself
C) offenses against the public order
D) status offenses
Q2) According to Moffitt, the majority of delinquents are life course-persistent offenders.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Research suggests that all of the following are motives for juvenile firesetting EXCEPT ______.
A) a wish to get back at authority
B) a need for excitement
C) a drive to harm others
D) a desire for status
Q4) The majority of juvenile offenders grow up to become chronic adult offenders.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Compare and contrast a male psychopath and a female psychopath.
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Chapter 8: Psychology of Violence and Intimidation
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Q1) Which category of risk factors represents the best option for preventing school violence?
A) school-related factors
B) individual factors
C) family factors
D) peer-related factors
Q2) According to Rosenfeld and Harmon (2002), which two factors are significant predictors of stalking violence?
A) prior criminal history and violent behavior
B) violent threats and drug use
C) presence of mental disorder and prior criminal history
D) age of the stalker and presence of a mental disorder
Q3) Emma is a 12-year-old girl who has been watching her friend Mandy get bullied at school. Emma and her friends are worried about Mandy and want to stop the bullying. Given the research on bullying, what would you recommend that Emma and her friends do?
A) ignore the bullying behavior
B) befriend the bully
C) engage in indirect forms of aggression
D) intervene by defending Mandy
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Chapter 9: Psychology of Sexual Assault
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Q1) Current research indicates that the typical Internet child molester ______.
A) is skilled at identifying unsuspecting victims
B) engages in deception to assault victims
C) has face-to-face sexual contact with victims more than once
D) has an extensive history of violent offending
Q2) Discuss the relationship between alcohol and date or acquaintance rape. Why could this relationship be controversial for victims?
Q3) All of the following are patterns of rape in Groth's typology EXCEPT ______ rape.
A) child
B) power
C) anger
D) sadistic
Q4) The majority of interfamilial pedophilia involves older siblings molesting younger siblings.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List the six types of female sex offender as outlined by Vandiver and Kercher (2004).
Q6) Define psychosexual evaluation.
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Chapter 10: Forensic Psychology and the Victims of Crime
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Q1) Which situation allows a victim to seek a criminal remedy?
A) sexual harassment
B) aggravated assault
C) unnecessary medical procedures
D) wrongful termination
Q2) Contrast the grieving process for survivors of homicidal death versus survivors of those who died nonviolently.
Q3) Define child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome and briefly describe the controversy associated with this syndrome.
Q4) Less than 5% of online sexual solicitors are arrested for violent contact sexual offenses.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The psychological effects of violence are generally the same across persons and situations.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Q7) Summarize the research on homicides of young children.
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Chapter 11: Family Violence and Child Victimization
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Q1) Very few courts in the United States allow repressed-memory testimony.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Discuss three limitations of human memory.
Q3) According to research by Patihis et al. (2014), which group was the most skeptical about the recovery of repressed memories?
A) college undergraduates
B) college graduates
C) practicing mental health clinicians
D) experimental psychologists
Q4) Most infanticides are committed by women suffering from postpartum depression.
A)True
B)False
Q5) NISMART research indicates that abducting parents are likely to ______.
A) take older preteen children
B) consider the feelings of the other parent
C) have a supportive network of family and friends
D) feel guilty about their illegal and immoral actions
Q6) Briefly describe how states have changed their statute of limitations to recognize victims of sexual abuse.
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Chapter 12: Correctional Psychology in Adult Settings
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Q1) As a group, psychopaths rarely volunteer for prison treatment programs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The method of treatment used in a correctional facility often depends on the ______.
A) professional orientation of the clinician
B) involvement of the corrections officer
C) age of the inmate
D) meal schedule at the prison
Q3) Electronic monitoring, house arrest, and day reporting are examples of ______.
A) sanctioned retention
B) community corrections
C) lenient sentencing
D) probation requirements
Q4) Penitentiaries, correctional institutions, prison camps, halfway houses, and detention centers comprise the ______.
A) Federal Bureau of Prisons
B) maximum security spectrum
C) correctional operational system
D) prison community
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Chapter 13: Juvenile Justice and Corrections
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Q1) It is recommended that attorneys who work with juveniles should receive training in ______ psychology.
A) experimental
B) social
C) developmental
D) rehabilitative
Q2) According to research, low-level behaviors such as threatening, bullying, or vandalism are precursors to serious aggression if these behaviors are ______.
A) stifled
B) extinguished
C) reinforced
D) pervasive
Q3) Discuss Henggeler's model of multisystemic therapy including the treatment strategy used and the role of psychologists. What does the research suggest about the effectiveness of this model?
Q4) Residential placement facilities may house both offenders and non-offenders.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What do Morris Kent Jr. and Gerald Gault have in common?
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