crim 460 final exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
sentencing grid 1. severity level & 2. criminal history
blue boxes = jail time, yellow = probation, purple = border boxes (between)
border box cases - importance of psychosexual provides important data that the court can use as guidance towards evidence
evaluations and informed decision making
Jessica's law - how it started and why, impacts, good or young girl jessica kidnapped,raped,murdered, by a registered sex offender
bad policy? who lived near her. law was designed to protect children by creating
mandatory minimum sentences of 25 yrs - life for sex offenders, idk if good or
nah?
what is the accuracy rate of polygraphs? 85-90%
What are the 3 physiological responses the polygraph regulation of the heart, regulation of secretory glands (sweat), and respiration
measures? (sympathetic and parasympathetic)
what does the polygraph actually detect? FEAR of consequences, being found out
What is the importance of a pre-test interview? it reduces anxiety for truthful subjects while increasing anxiety for deceptive
ones (gives the examinee a chance to evaluate the examiner / personality type)
True or False: psychopaths canNOT beat the polygraph TRUE
test 2 multiple choice options
True or false: Numerous studies since 1973 have TRUE
demonstrated the polygraph to be 2 multiple choice options
accurate at detecting deception among known
psychopaths.
True or false: some people will use countermeasures TRUE
such as counting ceiling tiles or controlling their 2 multiple choice options
breathing as attempts to beat the polygraph
, Two overarching risk factors shown through research to sexual deviance & antisociality
indicate sexual re-offense
Items on the Static-99R (STATIC RISK) - age
- ever married or lived with a lover
- index non-sexual violence
- prior non-sexual violence
- prior sexual offenses
- prior sentencing dates
- non-contact sex offense
- unrelated victim
- stranger victim
- male victim
Items on the Stable-2007 (DYNAMIC RISK) - significant social influences
- capacity for reltionship stability
- emotional identification with children
- hostility toward women
- general social rejection
- lack of concern for others
- impulsive acts
- poor problem solving
- negative emotionality
- sexual preoccupation
- sex as coping
- deviant sexual preference
- cooperation with supervision
difference between static and dynamic risk static = historical, quantifiable, long-term prediction
dynamic = changeable, situational, varying over time
Static risk - family history, age, gender
Dynamic risk - what you can change - like diet and exercise
below average risk offenders have a recidivism rate 2-3%
between ___
Average risk offenders have a recidivism rate between 3-7%
__
Above average risk offenders have a recidivism rate 9-13%
between
Desistance risk decreases over time
Psychosexual evaluations: types of referral questions - what is this individual's estimated risk to sexually offend?
we CAN answer - what are this person's treatment needs?
- in what setting can this person's need for treatment best be met?
- should this person have restrictions on (contact w/ minors, use of technology,
residence) and what would those restrictions look like?
- does this person meet statutory criteria for sexually violent predator?
- should this person have to register?
CORRECT Answers
sentencing grid 1. severity level & 2. criminal history
blue boxes = jail time, yellow = probation, purple = border boxes (between)
border box cases - importance of psychosexual provides important data that the court can use as guidance towards evidence
evaluations and informed decision making
Jessica's law - how it started and why, impacts, good or young girl jessica kidnapped,raped,murdered, by a registered sex offender
bad policy? who lived near her. law was designed to protect children by creating
mandatory minimum sentences of 25 yrs - life for sex offenders, idk if good or
nah?
what is the accuracy rate of polygraphs? 85-90%
What are the 3 physiological responses the polygraph regulation of the heart, regulation of secretory glands (sweat), and respiration
measures? (sympathetic and parasympathetic)
what does the polygraph actually detect? FEAR of consequences, being found out
What is the importance of a pre-test interview? it reduces anxiety for truthful subjects while increasing anxiety for deceptive
ones (gives the examinee a chance to evaluate the examiner / personality type)
True or False: psychopaths canNOT beat the polygraph TRUE
test 2 multiple choice options
True or false: Numerous studies since 1973 have TRUE
demonstrated the polygraph to be 2 multiple choice options
accurate at detecting deception among known
psychopaths.
True or false: some people will use countermeasures TRUE
such as counting ceiling tiles or controlling their 2 multiple choice options
breathing as attempts to beat the polygraph
, Two overarching risk factors shown through research to sexual deviance & antisociality
indicate sexual re-offense
Items on the Static-99R (STATIC RISK) - age
- ever married or lived with a lover
- index non-sexual violence
- prior non-sexual violence
- prior sexual offenses
- prior sentencing dates
- non-contact sex offense
- unrelated victim
- stranger victim
- male victim
Items on the Stable-2007 (DYNAMIC RISK) - significant social influences
- capacity for reltionship stability
- emotional identification with children
- hostility toward women
- general social rejection
- lack of concern for others
- impulsive acts
- poor problem solving
- negative emotionality
- sexual preoccupation
- sex as coping
- deviant sexual preference
- cooperation with supervision
difference between static and dynamic risk static = historical, quantifiable, long-term prediction
dynamic = changeable, situational, varying over time
Static risk - family history, age, gender
Dynamic risk - what you can change - like diet and exercise
below average risk offenders have a recidivism rate 2-3%
between ___
Average risk offenders have a recidivism rate between 3-7%
__
Above average risk offenders have a recidivism rate 9-13%
between
Desistance risk decreases over time
Psychosexual evaluations: types of referral questions - what is this individual's estimated risk to sexually offend?
we CAN answer - what are this person's treatment needs?
- in what setting can this person's need for treatment best be met?
- should this person have restrictions on (contact w/ minors, use of technology,
residence) and what would those restrictions look like?
- does this person meet statutory criteria for sexually violent predator?
- should this person have to register?
