PSYCH 3CC3 Study Guide - Summer 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - United States, Canada, Yunnan

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 3CC3
• Professor: Richard B Day

Document Summary

Bau - one of the only accurate depictions . People thought that forensic evidence was the most important in a case becau. Therefore, they distrusted an sort of non-forensic evidence. These shows usually demonstrate the tiniest piece of forensic psychology --> crimin. There are actually many more types/applications of forensic psychology. Forensic just means pertaining to the law so there"s pretty much forensic anything. Forensic psych = application of psychological knowledge to legal cases. 45% to 59% -- ~ 50% (e. g. , consider rape kit backlogs) Csi has us believe that forensic evidence is the best & most valid/reliable evidence. 20% error rate of bite mark identification with dentition of the accused. E. g. , man served 23 years on the basis of hair analysis, but the hair turned out to be. Fbi has now admitted the error rates for many tests/analyses. E. g. , hair analysis very poor prior to 2006.