Forensic Psychology Exam 2 Questions With
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acute dynamic factors - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Psychological characteristics that
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change rapidly (within days, hours, or even minutes) and include such things as
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mood swings, emotional arousal, and alcohol or other drug-induced effects.
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amicus curiae briefs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Documents submitted to appellate
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courts by outside parties to call attention to some matter that might otherwise
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escape the courts' attention.
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appellate jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A court's authority to hear appeals
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from decisions of lower courts.
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arraignment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Court proceeding during which criminal
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defendants are formally charged with an offense, informed of their rights, and
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asked to enter a plea.
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bench trial/court trial - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A civil or criminal trial in which the
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judge, rather than a jury, is the finder of fact, responsible for reviewing the
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evidence and rendering a verdict.
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challenge for cause - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Exercised by an attorney or judge
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whenever it can be demonstrated that a would-be juror does not satisfy the
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statutory or other requirements for jury duty.
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,daubert standard - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Guide to help determine whether
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expert scientific testimony meets criteria established by the U.S. Supreme Court
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for reliability and relevance.
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deposition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Proceedings during which potential witnesses
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are questioned by attorneys for the opposing side, under oath and in the
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presence of a court recorder, although typically away from the courtroom.
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discovery process - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The pretrial procedure by which one
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party in a civil or criminal case discloses to the other party information vital for
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his or her defense.
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disposition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The resolution of a legal matter. In criminal
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law, an example would be the sentence a defendant receives. In civil law, the
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disposition of a case may be a judgment in favor of the plaintiff. In juvenile law, a
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disposition is the equivalent of a criminal sentence.
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dual-court system - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Refers to the fact that federal and
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state courts in the United States exist side by side, independent of one another,
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sometimes in the same geographical location. | | | | |
duty to warn or protect - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Requirement from the Tarasoff
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case that clinicians must take steps to warn or to protect possible victims of
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serious bodily harm as a result of threats made by the clinicians' clients.
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, dynamic risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Aspects of a person's
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developmental history that change over time, such as attitudes, opinions, and
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knowledge.
general acceptance rule - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Standard for admitting scientific
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evidence into court proceedings that allows it if it is generally accepted as valid in
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the scientific community. This was the essence of the Frye standard that
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dominated in courts until the late 20th century.
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general jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Refers to courts with broad authority
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over a vast array of both simple and complex cases, both civil and criminal.
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geographical jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Court authority over a specified
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geographical area of the country or state.
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grand jury - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A body of citizens (usually 23 in number) that
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is directed by the prosecutor to weigh evidence and decide whether there is
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enough to charge a person with a criminal offense.
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initial appearance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A court appearance if an arrested
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individual is being held in jail rather than released or cited to appear in court at a
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later date. Its purpose is to review the need for continuing detention. However, it
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also may apply to the first proceeding before a judge, whether or not the
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individual was detained. | |
limited jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Refers to authority of lower courts
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that can only settle small disputes or deal with preliminary issues in a major case.
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Correct Answers
acute dynamic factors - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Psychological characteristics that
| | | | | | | |
change rapidly (within days, hours, or even minutes) and include such things as
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
mood swings, emotional arousal, and alcohol or other drug-induced effects.
| | | | | | | | |
amicus curiae briefs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Documents submitted to appellate
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courts by outside parties to call attention to some matter that might otherwise
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
escape the courts' attention.
| | |
appellate jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A court's authority to hear appeals
| | | | | | | | | |
from decisions of lower courts.
| | | |
arraignment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Court proceeding during which criminal
| | | | | | | |
defendants are formally charged with an offense, informed of their rights, and
| | | | | | | | | | | |
asked to enter a plea.
| | | |
bench trial/court trial - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A civil or criminal trial in which the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
judge, rather than a jury, is the finder of fact, responsible for reviewing the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
evidence and rendering a verdict.
| | | |
challenge for cause - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Exercised by an attorney or judge
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whenever it can be demonstrated that a would-be juror does not satisfy the
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statutory or other requirements for jury duty.
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,daubert standard - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Guide to help determine whether
| | | | | | | | |
expert scientific testimony meets criteria established by the U.S. Supreme Court
| | | | | | | | | | |
for reliability and relevance.
| | |
deposition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Proceedings during which potential witnesses
| | | | | | |
are questioned by attorneys for the opposing side, under oath and in the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
presence of a court recorder, although typically away from the courtroom.
| | | | | | | | | |
discovery process - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The pretrial procedure by which one
| | | | | | | | | |
party in a civil or criminal case discloses to the other party information vital for
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
his or her defense.
| | |
disposition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The resolution of a legal matter. In criminal
| | | | | | | | | | |
law, an example would be the sentence a defendant receives. In civil law, the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
disposition of a case may be a judgment in favor of the plaintiff. In juvenile law, a
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
disposition is the equivalent of a criminal sentence.
| | | | | | |
dual-court system - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Refers to the fact that federal and
| | | | | | | | | | |
state courts in the United States exist side by side, independent of one another,
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
sometimes in the same geographical location. | | | | |
duty to warn or protect - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Requirement from the Tarasoff
| | | | | | | | | | |
case that clinicians must take steps to warn or to protect possible victims of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
serious bodily harm as a result of threats made by the clinicians' clients.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
, dynamic risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Aspects of a person's
| | | | | | | | |
developmental history that change over time, such as attitudes, opinions, and
| | | | | | | | | | |
knowledge.
general acceptance rule - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Standard for admitting scientific
| | | | | | | | |
evidence into court proceedings that allows it if it is generally accepted as valid in
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
the scientific community. This was the essence of the Frye standard that
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
dominated in courts until the late 20th century.
| | | | | | |
general jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Refers to courts with broad authority
| | | | | | | | |
over a vast array of both simple and complex cases, both civil and criminal.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
geographical jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Court authority over a specified
| | | | | | | |
geographical area of the country or state.
| | | | | | |
grand jury - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A body of citizens (usually 23 in number) that
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
is directed by the prosecutor to weigh evidence and decide whether there is
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
enough to charge a person with a criminal offense.
| | | | | | | |
initial appearance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A court appearance if an arrested
| | | | | | | | | |
individual is being held in jail rather than released or cited to appear in court at a
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
later date. Its purpose is to review the need for continuing detention. However, it
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
also may apply to the first proceeding before a judge, whether or not the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
individual was detained. | |
limited jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Refers to authority of lower courts
| | | | | | | | | |
that can only settle small disputes or deal with preliminary issues in a major case.
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