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1 Instructor’s Manual for Forensic Psychology 1 st Edition William M. Harmening Ana Gamez 1 / 4
3 4 5 11 14 17 20 23 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 45 47 Contents To the Instructor Syllabi
Chapter 1: A New Discipline Emerges
Chapter 2: The Police Personality
Chapter 3: The Police Mission
Chapter 4: The Police Response (Part I)
Chapter 5: The Police Response (Part II)
Chapter 6: The Criminal Personality Type (Part I)
Chapter 7: The Criminal Personality Type (Part II)
Chapter 8: Offender Typologies
Chapter 9: Juvenile Delinquency
Chapter 10: Truth and Deception
Chapter 11: Identification and Apprehension of Criminal Suspects
Chapter 12: The Prison and Jail Culture
Chapter 13: Inmate Interventions
Chapter 14: Psychology in the Courtroom
Chapter 15: Criminal Responsibility and Competency
Chapter 16: Forensic Assessments
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Chapter One A New Discipline Emerges
CHAPTER OVERVIEW
The academic discipline and profession of Forensic Psychology has evolved gradually over time to meet the needs of a civil and criminal justice system that becomes more complex with each passing generation. Each time the U.S. Supreme Court weighs in on a topic relevant to our system of justice, either new constraints and requirements are imposed to protect the rights of some, or new latitudes given to protect the methods and techniques of others. With these decisions, as well as new case law, changes in public perception, and the ever-shifting conditions of our social milieu, our system of justice is necessarily reactive to these changes. To remain effective, the practitioners of justice have become more sophisticated in their methods and techniques, and continually look for better ways to carry out their tasks. Understanding the principles of psychology, and the many ways they can be employed in the pursuit of justice, has greatly enhanced their ability to do so. In this chapter we will look at the historical development of the discipline, as well as some of the ethical considerations forensic practitioners must take into account when performing their jobs.
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
- Summarize the advances in psychological theory that contributed to the development
- Recognize the factors contributing to the emergence of modern forensic psychology.
- Define the discipline of forensic psychology, and distinguish among its five
- Recognize some of the major ethical concerns and conflicts related to forensic
of modern forensic psychology.
subdisciplines.
psychology.
LECTURE OUTLINE
- Introduction
- The Andrea Yates case
- Advances in Theory
- Sigmund Freud
- August Aichhorn
- John B. Watson
- Advances in Application
- Hugo Munsterberg
- William Healy
- William Marston
- John Reid
- Martin Reiser
- FBI Behavioral Sciences Unit 3 / 4
II. Historical Overview
III. The Emergence of Modern Forensic Psychology
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- APA Recognition
- Police Psychology
- Investigative Psychology
- Criminal Psychology
- Legal Psychology
- Correctional Psychology
- Ethics and Conflicts
IV. What is Forensic Psychology?
VI. Goals of the Text
SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO END -OF-CHAPTER ASSIGNMENTS
- Criminal profiling is an often-used theme in film and television. Discuss reasons
- Knowledge of psychological principles can be a powerful tool for a police
- In many states, before a sexual predator can be released from prison, a Forensic
- Develop a novel example of a potential ethical conflict that may emerge in
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why you think the American public is so fascinated by this investigative technique.The answer should include something about the media’s portrayal of profiling, and how they present it as a highly accurate endeavor with an air of mystery and magic about it. Americans have always had a strange fascination for serial killers, and this fascination carries over to profiling because it is typically presented in the context of this type of crime.
investigator. Describe some ways in which this tool could be abused, perhaps even to convict an innocent person.The answer could include manipulating an innocent person to confess to a crime, or using suggestive techniques to get a witness to identify the wrong suspect. They might also use manipulative techniques to gain a confession from a guilty suspect in a way that violates their constitutional rights.
evaluation must be completed to determine if that person still poses a danger to the public. If they are, then they may not be released, even if their full sentence has been served. Instead, the State may seek a civil commitment order committing them to a psychiatric facility for further treatment. Do you believe a person should ever be held past their given sentence? Is this an example of how Forensic Psychology has become too powerful, or do you believe the evaluation process in this type of case is appropriate and necessary?This is an opinion question that can be answered and supported either way.
Forensic Psychology.
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