Psychology and Law Test
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Course Introduction
Psychology and Law explores the intersection of psychological principles and the legal system, examining how human behavior, cognition, and emotion impact legal processes and outcomes. The course covers topics such as eyewitness testimony, jury decision-making, false confessions, psychological assessment in legal contexts, and competency evaluations. By analyzing case studies and current research, students gain insight into how psychological expertise influences legal proceedings, policy development, and justice practices, fostering a deeper understanding of both the opportunities and challenges of integrating psychology with the law.
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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) Variations in rates of crime and incarceration across countries seem to suggest differences in
A)reporting of criminal conduct
B)theoretical differences in researchers
C)definitions and/or tolerance for criminal behaviour
D)federal versus provincial definitions of crime
Answer: C
Q2) Definitions of crime may include legal,moral,social,or psychological explanations of criminal behaviour.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) With respect to how Canadians rate different sources of information on their perceptions of crime,which of the following is true?
A)government information has a large influence
B)TV News has the largest influence
C)academic contributions have the largest influence
D)friends and family have a very small influence
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Biological and Evolutionary Explanations
Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) The gene implicated in antisocial behaviour and aggression,the low-activity MAOA gene,expresses itself only in the presence of certain environmental cues,such as childhood abuse or provocation.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) An evolutionary theorist explains criminal behaviour by examining if
A)genes function differently in offenders and non-offenders
B)brain images differ between offenders and non-offenders
C)offending behaviours were adaptive to survival back in ancestral environments
D)historical documents spanning certain time periods mention offending behaviours
Answer: C
Q3) One of the reasons why researchers think there is a link between serotonin and antisocial behaviour is that:
A)low levels of serotonin makes it difficult for people to learn from punishment
B)low levels of serotonin are associated with high levels of impulsivity
C)those with antisocial personality disorder tend to have low serotonin levels
D)committing crimes has a direct effect on neurotransmitter levels
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Learning and Environment Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) What does Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime argue about the determinants of crime?
Answer: Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime argues that self control,internalized early in life,is the primary determinant of crime.That being said, Gottfredson and Hirschi believed that crime is not an inevitable consequence for those who lack self-control; opportunities to commit crime are also crucially important.Thus low self-control in the presence of criminal opportunities is assumed to explain an individual's propensity to commit crimes.Still,given their view that most offences are easy to commit,requiring "little in the way of effort,planning,preparation or skill" (Gottfredson and Hirschi 1990: 16-17),and that opportunities for crime are readily available,Gottfredson and Hirschi argued that,over time,people with low self-control will inevitably become more deeply involved in a criminal lifestyle.
Q2) Bowlby's Theory of Maternal deprivation has strong support and has not been challenged.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Canadian Corrections in Practice Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) In terms of crime desistance,most researchers uphold that:
A)it is best understood as a process of change and growth rather than a distinct event
B)is simply the absence of criminal activity
C)psychological processes do not seem to moderate the process
D)age,employment,and the development of stable relationships appear to have little impact
Q2) Retribution,in terms of punishment,means that:
A)society is removing the offenders' ability to commit crimes by incarcerating them
B)the society has the right,when harmed,to harm the offender
C)punishment directly influences the behaviour
D)it is meant to address issues at the individual level
Q3) It would appear that restorative justice programs show:
A)positive effects across all measures,including offender satisfaction
B)positive effects across a range of measures,with greatest effect in restitution compliance
C)positive effects across a range of measures,with greatest effect in recidivism
D)negative effects across most measures,even victim satisfaction
Q4) Explain the major themes of retribution,incapacitation,and deterrence.
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Chapter 5: Adolescent Offenders Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) A child who presents a pattern of negativistic,hostile,and defiant behaviour would likely receive a diagnosis of:
A)Child psychopathy
B)Oppositional defiant disorder
C)Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
D)Conduct disorder
Q2) Explain why the strongest predictor of adolescent offending is the presence of aggressive behaviour before the age of 13.
Q3) Define and describe primary,secondary,and tertiary interventions aimed at decreasing adolescent offending.Outline one real-world example of each.
Q4) In keeping with the coercive family process model,a female who witnessed her mothers' aggressive behaviour toward partners was significantly less aggressive toward friends than average.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the nature of internalizing and externalizing problems that children may present before age 12.Identify which is more predictive of criminal offending later on in life and why.
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Chapter 6: Economically Motivated Offenders Psychology
of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) The assessment approach that is most commonly used to assess risk for gang crimes is the Level of Service Inventory-Revised.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Many thefts can also be fraud,and it is sometimes up to the police to decide whether to lay a fraud or theft charge against an offender.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Corporate crime is sometimes committed in order to support the organization itself.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In Canada,prostitution laws dictate that:
A)buying of sexual services is illegal
B)selling of sexual services is illegal
C)buying and selling sexual services is illegal
D)neither buying nor selling sexual services is illegal
Q5) Explain how organized crime networks function.
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Q6) Explain the two broad types of white collar crime.
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Chapter 7: Substance Abusing Offenders Psychology of
Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) A drug treatment court has the following characteristics:
A)it is a structured inpatient program,where offenders are spared regular court appearances,and their sentence is normally suspended
B)participation ensures offenders' charges are suspended and they must remain in custody through the process
C)participation in group counseling ensures offenders' charges are either suspended or postponed and they are tested randomly for drugs
D)it is a structured outpatient program,where offenders make regular court appearances,and it is a coordinated effort with community partners
Q2) It is clear from the literature that we have conducted a sufficient number of rigorous studies on substance abuse treatment.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A person who is genetically predisposed to drug use will inevitably develop a substance abuse problem.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Violent Offending Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) Common characteristics associated with higher rates of violent victimization are:
A)being older,being married,being Caucasian,and living in rural areas.
B)being young,being married,being Black,and living in suburban areas
C)being older,being single,being Aboriginal and living in suburban areas.
D)being young,being single,being Aboriginal,and living in cities.
Q2) The Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (VRAG) employs an unstructured clinical judgment approach to risk assessment.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Social learning theory holds that aggression is:
A)innate
B)evolutionarily based
C)learned
D)goal directed
Q4) Effect sizes for violent recidivism are highest for treatments where offenders are assigned homework and engage in role playing.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Intimate Partner Violence Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) In 2013,one of the main research findings from the World Health Organization (WHO) in their review of 79 countries was that:
A)East Asia has the highest rate of violence in intimate relationships
B)intimate partner violence has become less of a societal concern over time
C)the global lifetime prevalence of violence in intimate relationships is 30%
D)males are more likely to be killed by their intimate partners than females
Q2) Describe the findings from the General Social Survey by Statistics Canada (2009) about the prevalence and nature of intimate partner violence.
Q3) 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
Q4) The Correctional Service of Canada's family Violence Prevention Program focuses on changing patriarchal beliefs and men's use of power and control.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Mentally Disordered Offenders Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) The leading cause of unnatural death among federal inmates is:
A)unsafe physical conditions in prison
B)suicide
C)murder by fellow inmates
D)overdose
Q2) The most common type of personality disorder found in female prison populations are antisocial and schizotypal.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The most common type of interaction between the police and persons with mental illness is:
A)attending a public police information session
B)a DUI or traffic violation
C)requesting assistance as a witness a crime
D)being transported to hospital or jail
Q4) The top two mental disorders found among incarcerated offenders are:
A)Organic and psychotic disorders
B)Antisocial personality and substance use disorders
C)Substance use and anxiety disorders
D)Antisocial personality and depressive disorders
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Chapter 11: Psychopathic Offenders Psychology of Criminal
Behaviour
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Q1) Results from research on female victims of psychopaths indicate that:
A)they are more likely to be victimized by female psychopaths than male psychopaths
B)psychopaths are more likely to have victims that are strangers than non-psychopaths
C)all victims report being harmed or having their health affected by psychopaths
D)it is rare for psychopaths to engage in economic abuse of victims
Q2) Which of the following statements accurately reflects the cognitive model of psychopathy?
A)Once psychopaths focus their attention,they fail to use information to modify their response or learn to inhibit behaviour
B)Psychopathy results from the failure of parents to instill negative emotions in children when they misbehave
C)Psychopaths are unable to plan ahead and this puts them at a disadvantage,causing them to seek out impulsive and criminal solutions to their problems
D)When people have particular genetic defects or neurological impairments,it prevents them from being able to acquire prosocial behaviours
Q3) What is the association between psychopathy and recidivism?
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Chapter 12: Sexual Offenders Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) In terms of treatment for sex offenders:
A)harsher prison sentencing is an effective deterrent of post-release sexual recidivism
B)the enforcement of public registries and community notification serves to reduce recidivism by a significant amount
C)evidence does not support the effectiveness of prison as a deterrent of post-release sexual recidivism
D)evidence does support the effectiveness of prison as a deterrent of post-release sexual recidivism
Q2) Sexual offence recidivism rates are higher than rates of non-sexual violent recidivism and any violent recidivism.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Explain why it is important to consider dynamic risk factors for sex offending.
Q4) Provide an overview of the scope of sex offending in Canada.
Q5) Studies generally find an association between childhood sexual abuse and sexual offending.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Female Offenders Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) An important outcome of the Task Force on Federally Sentenced Women established by CSC in 1989 was the opening of smaller regional correctional facilities,including an Aboriginal healing lodge,for female offenders.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to the Canadian data,males outnumber females in all forms of non-violent crime except:
A)prostitution
B)property crimes
C)theft
D)drug-related offenses
Q3) According to Andrews and Bonta's (2006) Personal,Interpersonal,and Community-Reinforcement (PIC-R) theory,generally women will commit a crime when:
A)they have been victimized repeatedly
B)the rewards exceed the costs
C)they have a dysfunctional family background
D)they are economically disadvantaged and socially marginalized
Q4) Explain the three broad approaches to risk assessment for female offenders.
Q5) Explain the "offence gestalt" differences between females and males.
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Chapter 14: Aboriginal Offenders Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
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Q1) In Search of Your Warrior (ISOYW) may be effective in that recidivism patterns indicate that those who complete the program much less likely to:
A)be re-admitted for a new violent offence than those in a comparison group
B)re-offend
C)be re-admitted to a federal facility for a technical violation
D)be re-admitted to a federal facility for a new offense
Q2) Aboriginal Treatment programs
A)clearly all reduce recidivism rates and are highly effective
B)clearly all increase recidivism rates and accordingly,may be harmful
C)do not impact recidivism rates and are ineffective
D)are encouraging as offenders are more likely to complete the treatment and meet treatment goals
Q3) Discuss the magnitude of the problem of Aboriginal overrepresentation in the criminal justice system.
Q4) 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
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