Criminal Psychology Topic 2

?
What 2 motives are there behind forensic analysis?
Catch criminals by identifying suspects and catch the right criminal
1 of 15
Charleton interviewed fingerprint analysts and found 3 main motives, what were they?
Rewards, hope and need for closure on cases
2 of 15
What is one major problem with finger print analysis?
The information on a case can distract a person meaning it can be open to bias
3 of 15
In the key research how many fingerprint experts took part?
70
4 of 15
What were the 2 conditions given?
Low emotion (forgery) and high emotion (murder)
5 of 15
After the analysis they were asked 4 things what were they?
Whether mark was match
6 of 15
After the analysis they were asked 4 things what were they?
Whether mark was not a match
7 of 15
After the analysis they were asked 4 things what were they?
Whether mark was insufficient
8 of 15
After the analysis they were asked 4 things what were they?
Insufficient detail to establish identity
9 of 15
How many participants read the crime details before analysis?
57
10 of 15
What percentage in each condition felt affected?
52% in high emotion and 6% in low emotion
11 of 15
Was there a difference found between the contexts decisions made?
No
12 of 15
There are 2 ways to reduce error what are they?
Combating expectation & combating circular reasoning and bias
13 of 15
In combating expectation, what was entailed?
Initial analysis of latent mark should be done in isolation from comparison print
14 of 15
In combating circular reasoning and bias what was entailed?
There should be 6 prints, one real print and 5 filler prints
15 of 15

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

Charleton interviewed fingerprint analysts and found 3 main motives, what were they?

Back

Rewards, hope and need for closure on cases

Card 3

Front

What is one major problem with finger print analysis?

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

In the key research how many fingerprint experts took part?

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

What were the 2 conditions given?

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
View more cards

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar Psychology resources:

See all Psychology resources »See all Criminal Psychology resources »