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What are the topics that come up in turning to crime due to upbringing?
Disrupted families, Learning from others, Poverty and disadvantaged neighbourhoods
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What are the topics that come up in turning to crime due to Cognition?
Criminal thinking patterns, Moral development and crime, Social cognition
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What are the topics that come up in turning to crime due to biology?
Brain Dysfunction, Gene and serotonin, Gender
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Name of the study for disrupted families as a reason for turning to crime
Bowlby (1944)
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Name of the study for Learning from others as a reason for turning to crime
Sutherland(1947)
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Name of the study for Poverty and disadvantaged neighbourhoods as a reason for turning to crime
Wikstroem (2002)
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sample used in Bowlby's (1944) study on disrupted families as a reason for turning to crime
opportunity sample. 44 juvenile thieves, 44 control group referred to the clinic due to emotional problems but no crime committed.
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which statement regarding Bowlby's (1944) study on disrupted families as a reason for turning to crime s NOT correct
A Space-Time budget was completed
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sample for Wikstroem's (2002) study on Poverty and disadvantaged neighbourhoods as a reason for turning to crime
716 young people randomly selected from all young people entering year 7 in Peterborough in 2002. Ethinically representative, evenly spilt gender and a wide range of socioeconomic classes.
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Name of the main study for Criminal thinking patterns as reason for turning to crime
Palmer and Hollins (2000)
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Name of the background study regarding hostile attribution bias for Criminal thinking patterns as reason for turning to crime
Dodge (1986)
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Name of the supporting study regarding Neutralisations for Criminal thinking patterns as reason for turning to crime
Sykes and Matza (1957)
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Name of the supporting study regarding Neutralisations and the Amish for Criminal thinking patterns as reason for turning to crime
Byers (1999)
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Sample used in Palmer and Hollin (2000) study on criminal thinking patterns as reason for turning to crime?
Group 1 = offenders, 97 males, 13-21 years old, burglars, car thieves etc Group 2= control group 77 non-offenders, 12- 24 years old, skilled manual workers
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How many neutralisations were seen in Byers (1999) study on hate crimes to the Amish?
38 neutralisations in 8 interviews
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Name of the study for moral development as reason for turning to crime
Kohlberg (1963)
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Sample for Kohlberg's (1963) study on moral development as reason for turning to crime?
58 boys from Chicago, of working and middle class, aged 7,10,13 and 16 years old.
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Name of the main study for social cognition as a reason for turning to crime
Jahoda (1954)
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Name of the supporting study for social cognition as a reason for turning to crime
Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968)
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Sample used in Jahoda's study (1954) on social cognition as a reason for turning to crime
The Ashanti tribe in Ghana believe the day of the week a boy is born is significant to their personality. If they are born on a Mon they are given the soul name Kwadwo and are laid back, if they are born on a Wed they are named Kwaku (aggressive)
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Name of the study for brain dysfunction as reason for turning to crime
Raine (1977)
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Sample used in Raine (1977) study on brain dysfunction as reason for turning to crime
Group 1- murderers pleaded not guilty reasons of insanity, 41 participants 39m,2f, 6 pleaded NGR schizophrenia. Group 2 (control group) matched on age and gender, also had 6 schizophrenia participants with no history of murder.
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name of the study for genes and serotonin as reason for turning to crime
Brunner(1993)
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Sample used in Brunner(1993) study on genes and serotonin as reason for turning to crime
5 affected males from a large family in the Netherlands where the males are affected by a syndrome of borderline mental retardation and abnormal aggressive behaviour.
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Name of the study for gender as reason for turning to crime?
Dabbs et al (1995)
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Sample used in Dabbs et al (1995) study on gender as reason for turning to crime?
692 adult male inmates at Lee Arrendale Correctional Instituation Alto, Georgia USA. Mean age 19.8 years, 2/3 black 1/3 white.
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Name of the study for recognising and recreating while using efit for making a case
Frowd et al (2005b)
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Sample in Frowd's study (2005b) on recognising and recreating while using efit for making a case
Group 1 participants over 30 who are unlikely to recognise the faces of ten celebrities. Group 2 participants in their early 20's who are likely to be familiar with said celebrities.
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Name of the study for factors influencing accurate identification on making a case
Loftus et al (1987)
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Sample for Loftus et al (1987) study on factors influencing accurate identification on making a case
36 students from the University of Washington, aged 18-31.Half were recruited through ads and were paid $3.50 and the rest got extra credit for their psychology classes.
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Name of the study that showed evidence of cognitive interview effectiveness as a way of interviewing witnesses.
Fisher et al (1989)
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Sample used in Fisher et al (1989) study on cognitive interview effectiveness as a way of interviewing witnesses.
16 dectectives in the Robbery division of Dade County Florida. Min 5 years with the division
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What is the name of the background study for detecting lies while interviewing suspects?
Vriji (2000)
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What is the name of the main study for detecting lies while interviewing suspects?
Mann et al (2004)
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What was the sample used in Mann et al (2004) study on detecting lies while interviewing suspects?
99 Kent Officers, 24f 75m. Mean age 34.3 years old. 78 detectives, 8 were trainer, 4 were traffic officers and 9 were uniformed response officers. Time served average- 11.2 years ranging from 1-30 years.
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What is the name of the background study for detecting lies while interviewing suspects?
Ekman (1991)
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Name of the study for interrogation techniques while interviewing suspects
Inbau et al (1986)
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Name of the technique used in Inbau et al (1986) study on interrogation techniques while interviewing suspects
The Reid Technique
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What is the main premise of The Reid Technique in Inbau et al (1986) study on interrogation techniques while interviewing suspects?
The belief is that "an innocent person would never confess to a crime she didnt commit even if confronted with false physical evidence of involvement
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Name of the main study for types of false confessions while interviewing suspects
Kassin and Wrightsman (1985)
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Name of the supporting study on false confessions while interviewing suspects
Gudjonsson (2007)
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What is the primacy effect?
Where you remember the first bit of information presented to you (but the struggle to remember the middle)
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What is the recency effect?
Where you remember the the last bit of information presented to you.
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What is story order?
When the evidence is presented in chronological order of the events
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What is the name of the study that supports the claim that story order has the most powerful influence when persuading a jury?
Pennington and Hastie (1988)
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Sample used in Pennington and Hastie (1988) study that supports the claim that story order has the most powerful influence when persuading a jury?
130 students paid to take part in an hour long experiment based around a trail of someone accused of murder.
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What are the names of the those who came up with the Yale Model of Persuasion?
Hovland and Janis (1959)
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Name of the study for evidence being ruled inadmissable to a jury?
Broeder (1959)
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Sample used in Broeder (1959) study on evidence being ruled inadmissable to a jury?
30 experimental (mock) juries, who were on real jury service at the time, they listened to tapes of evidence as if they were hearing the case for real.Took place at the Law school in the University of Chicago
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What is the name of the main study for attractiveness of the defendant influencing the jury?
Castellow et al (1990)
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Dion, Bershield and Walster (1972) a background study for attractiveness of the defendant influencing the jury said which statement?
People attribute more positive qualities to attractive people than to unattractive people when they were shown photos of them. This is known as the Halo effect and seems to operate on assumptions made on the basis of physical attributes alone.
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Stewart (1980) a background study for attractiveness of the defendant influencing the jury said which statement?
This study found that judges were less likely to imprison attractive defendants than unattractive defendants.
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Downs and Lyon (1991 a background study for attractiveness of the defendant influencing the jury said which statement?)
This study showed that judges imposed lower fines on attractive defendants.
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What is the name of the study on witness confidence influencing juries in reaching a verdict
Penrod and Cutler (1995)
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Sample used in Penrod and Cutler (1995) study on witness confidence influencing juries in reaching a verdict
Sample of undergraduates and eligible and experienced jurors following an independent measures design.
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What is the name of the study on the effect of shields and videotape on children giving evidence?
Ross et al (1994)
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Sample used in Ross et al (1994) on the effect of shields and videotape on children giving evidence?
300 college students (150m,150f) from an introductory psychology class, the majority white and middle class. Told a study on psychology and law. 100 in each condition.
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Name of the study that look at stages of the decision making process?
Hastie et al (1983)
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What is the name of the main study for on majority influence ?
Asch (1956)
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Sample used in Asch (1956) study on majority influence ?
123 male American undergrads
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Name of the study on Minority influence of a jury reaching a verdict?
Nemeth and Watchler (1974)
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