Final Flashcards
(29 cards)
orthomosaic
when discussing drones: means the aerial photograph is geometrically corrected
tunnel vision is also known as
kalnienk vision
kalniek vision is
the retention of central vision resulting in a constricted circular tunnel-like field of vision
the source of DNA from a baseball bat or similar items comes from:
sweat, tissue, blood
risk of DNA contamination can be reduced by:
wearing gloves, labelling evidence correctly, storing samples correctly, air drying swabs before packaging
a mental breakdown is:
an acute, time-limited mental disorder that manifests primarily as severe stress-induced depression, anxiety, or dissociation in a previously functional individual, to the extent that they are no longer able to function on a day-to-day basis until the disorder is resolved
on a given night in 2012, nearly __% of the homeless population had a serious mental illness or conditions related to chronic substance abuse.
40
____ of veterans in shelters are disabled.
half
the term “_______” describes two or more disorders or illnesses occurring in the same person
comorbidity
the radiological dispersion device is…
a dirty bomb
professor David Canter
used a statistical approach to criminal profiling in 1990
Canter’s three crime scene themes
instrumental opportunistic, instrumental cognitive, expressive impulsive
Profiling is _____ to the profiler
subjective
criminal profiling is a cross between…
law enforcement and psychology
DNA can be recovered from feces
true
Using the DSM-IV-TR, Drew Peterson could be diagnosed as suffering from
antisocial personality disorder with narcissistic traits, or narcissistic personality disorder with antisocial traits
psychology is comprised of:
research and practice
abnormal psychology is
the area that looks at the psychopathology and abnormal behavior
forensic psychology is
a specialty area that focuses on applying psychological principles to legal issues.
victim advocates are
professionals trained to support victims of crime
psychological assessment of individuals who are involved, in one way or another, with the legal system, are called
forensic psychologists
Fetal abduction is defined as
a crime in which a perpetrator forcibly cuts an unborn baby from a pregnant woman’s uterus
criminal profiling dates back to
the 1800s
Bayesian model is
the model that best describes how a jury evaluates evidence by giving each piece of evidence a guilt value. guilt values of all items are multiplied together, the final product is used to make a decision