Forensic Psychology

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Name a method of defining crime which involves recording someone's experiences of crime within the past year.
Victim survey
1 of 15
Which theorist states that criminals are neurotic-extroverts, and also score highly on the psychoticism scale?
Eysenck
2 of 15
Which type of superego may cause people to offend due to crippling guilt and anxiety?
Over-harsh
3 of 15
Name an aim of custodial sentencing, which states that it is moral as offenders are removed from society and therefore are no longer a threat.
Incapacitation
4 of 15
Name a psychological effect of custodial sentencing which states that inmates will adopt the behaviours of others, resulting in recidivism.
Prisonisation
5 of 15
Give the second stage of the anger management scheme.
Skill acquisition
6 of 15
Are restorative justice programs active or passive?
Active
7 of 15
Which variation of restorative justice allows the offender to compensate financially for the psychological damage caused?
Financial restitution
8 of 15
Which gene (associated with violent crime) controls dopamine and serotonin?
MAOA
9 of 15
Who investigated MZ and DZ twins, finding that genetics play a dominant role in offending behaviour?
Lange
10 of 15
Which part of the brain, which regulates emotional behaviour, is said to have reduced activity leading to offending behaviour?
Prefrontal cortex
11 of 15
Name the type of offender profiling which focuses on disorganised and organised offending.
Top-down approach
12 of 15
Give an example of a historical issue in defining crime, which is now legal.
Homosexuality
13 of 15
What is the first level of moral reasoning?
Preconventional morality
14 of 15
What is the first level of moral reasoning?
Preconventional morality
15 of 15

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Which theorist states that criminals are neurotic-extroverts, and also score highly on the psychoticism scale?

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