forensic final pt 1

• what is the barefoot v. estelle (1983) case?

  barefoot burned down bar, shot pollice officer investigating arson. psychiatrist expert witness testified barefoot should receive death penalty as he'd continuue to be at 100% isk for violence, even without meeting him. LIMITED reliability to predict violence.
• since the barefoot case, what does research say about violence risk assessments?

  violence risk assessment is more precise, current approaches make use of empirically established predictor variables.
• what is victim safety planning?

  includes victim education, increased security.
• what are illusory correlations?

  concluding a relationship exists between variables despite lack of empirical evidence.
• what is the unstructured professional / clinical judgement approach?

  allows for the evaluator's use of intuition, clinical impressions and subjectivity.
• what are the methods used in spj?

  • developed for use in clinical practice
  • evidence based
  • emphasizes role of professional judgement rather than just combining risk factors mathematically.
• what is the common law of infancy?

  absolute defense which prevented criminal charges until age 7 or 10 in some places.
• what kind of procedures and language does juvenile court use and what kind of offense did it establish?

  used civil court procedures, established various status offenses.
• what's the duration that disordered behavior needs to persist for it to count under the paraphilia diagnosis?

  at least 6 months urges acted upon or fantasies that cause distress.
• what is sexual sadism disorder?

  sexual arousal associated with the physical or psychological suffering of another person.
• what is pedophilic disorder?

  sexual arousal, urges or behaviors involving sexual activity with pre-pubescent child, less than 13.
• what's the difference beween a child molester and a pedophile?

  child molester doesn't necessarily have sexual relation preference, pedophile engages or is in significant distress over urges.
• what are lifestyle impulsivity factors?

  • poor self regulation
  • impulsivity
  • social problem solving deficits
  • limited self control
  • recklessness past 25 years of age
  • unstable work history
  • lacks interest in stable life in community,.
• what is emotional collapse?

  acute decrease in ability to cope with negative emotional stressors, reverting to old strategies, "quick fixes"
• what's the STATIC-99R?

  10 item instrument for assessing risk of sexual recidivism which is the most commonly used sexual reoffending risk assessment in the USA, focuses on STATIC related factors. 
• what is the criteria for being a stranger victim?

  absence of even a slight degree of knowing for at least 24 hours prior to the offense.
• research shows offenders who have offended against male children or adults reoffend at higher rates.
• what's receptiveness to treatment?

  positive indicators might include:

  • adult heterosexual interests and skills,
  • presence of stable personal and emotional support,
  • presence of appropriate sexual partners,
  • willingness to admit offense and accept responsibility,
  • desire to discontinue offending.
• what is cog behavioral therapy for sexual offenders?

  aimed at identifying and modifying the client's maladaptive thought processes and problematic behaviors through cognitive restructuring and behavioral techniques to achieve change. 
• what's the goal of social skills training?

  sensitize offender to problems victims experience + encourage remorse
• what's the goal of intimacy work?

  identify, learn and practice interpersonal and intimacy related skills.
• what're frequently targeted factors of social skills training?

  capacities for empathy and intimacy
• what's castration?

  removal / inhibiting function of testes.
• t/f : adolescents don't commit sex offenses.

  false
• what's the difference between rape and sexual assault?

  rape -> narrower term referring to forced penetration of vaginal/oral/anal

  sexual assault -> recognizes victims can be violated in non penetrative ways sexually
• what's the national crime victimization surveyn (ncvs)?

  self report survey collecting info on nonfatal personal/household property crimes administered to 12+ year olds
• what're the advantages of typologies?

  1. useful in organizing vast array of behavioral patterns that would otherwise be a confusing muddle. 
  2. useful in correctional facilities such as deciding to where to place an inmate or in treatment programming.
• high injury is characterized by?

  • hitting
  • punching
  • choking
  • sodomizing
  • forcing child to ingest disgusting things
• what's a repressed memory?

  state of being unaware that a traumatic event occured.
• what're statute of limitations?

  legal time limit placed on filing of criminal charges or a civil complaint. typically 1-3 years for criminal case except for murder which there's no expiration. 
• what's infantile amnesia?

  adults are usually unable to recall events that occurred before the age of around 3 years
• what's a lethality assessment?

  severity of violence or other criminal behavior, failure of past interventions, obsessive/stalking behavior, psychological risk factors.
• what is the four incident technique according to walker?

  first episode of dv, most recent, worst, typical
• what is situational violence?

  behaviors include grabbing, pushing, slapping not motivated by the desire to dominate and control partner but which occurs in response to situational stress.
• when and where was the first juvenile court established?

  1899 in illinois
• what's the houses of refuge?

  institutional settings presumably intended to protect, nurture, and educate neglected or wayward children.
• what's the disproportionate minority confinement (DMC)?

  evidence that racial and ethnic minorities were disproportionately detained and incarcerated.
• t/f: MST has only been used for offending child and adolescent populations.

  false
• what's bodily harm? (douglas, 2013)


  substantially interferes with health or well being of individual.
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  juvenile court was to assume roles of parens patriae and act on behalf of youth