Forensic Psychology

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many abductions of children, by one of their parents, occur in the

United States annually?

A. 2,500

B. 33,400

C. 203,900

D. 654,200

2. What is NOT a quality that forensic psychologists have identified as

something that will increase the risk of abduction?

A. Parents with strong ties to their children

B. Parents who view the other parent as incompetent

C. Parents with a distrust of the courts

D. Parents with a history of other criminal activity

3. If a psychologist who acted as a couple’s marriage counselor advised

the judge on custody when the couple divorced, they would have

A. served as a mediator.

B. a dual relationship.

C. broken the law.

D. served the best interests of the child.

4. What is NOT an advantage of mediation?

A. Psychologists are more often consulted.

B. The proceedings are usually confidential.

C. Participants are more satisfied with the process.

D. Cases are settled more quickly.

5. There is a move toward more compulsory mediation of custody disputes

mainly because it:

A. results in better adjustment of children post-divorce.

B. reduces the workload of the courts.

C. decreases the association between parental and child problems.

D. allows the mediator to advocate for the less powerful spouse.

6. When a psychologist gives a recommendation on the best custody arrangement,

they are acting as a:

A. mediator.

B. fact witness.

C. court-appointed evaluator.

D. advocate.

ESSAY QUESTIONS (3 POINTS):

7. Distinguish between system variables and estimator variables. Which can be controlled by the criminal justice system?

8. Do witnesses and victims make mistakes in identification of perpetrators? How often?

9.What are some procedural errors that police make in questioning eyewitnesses?

10. Has the Supreme Court taken a position on the use of lineups by the police? What is it?

Multiple Choice: (2 points)

11. The number of arrests or prosecutions relative to the overall crime rate is

also known as the:

A. success ratio.

B. clearance rate.

C. sociocriminal balance.

D. adjusted crime index.

12. What did Justice Brennan consider the strongest piece of evidence in a case?

A. Eyewitness testimony

B. A confession

C. Expert witness testimony

D. DNA evidence

13. A procedure used by the police in the Paul Ingram case was:

A. searching his house without a warrant.

B. not issuing him his Miranda rights prior to interrogation.

C. not allowing him to have his lawyer present during his interrogation.

D. using interrogation techniques that effectively brainwashed him.

14. People assume that most confessions are:

A. false.

B. obtained only with great difficulty.

C. true.

D. freely given by the guilty party.

15. Which of the following is NOT a type of false confession as discussed in Chapter

11?

A. Plea-bargaining

B. Voluntary

C. Coerced-compliant

D. Coerced-internalized

16. Which of the following is NOT a motivation for coerced-compliant

confessions as discussed in Chapter 11?

A. To escape further interrogation

B. To gain a promised benefit

C. Plea bargaining for previous crimes