PSYC 2400- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 88 pages long!)

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2400
• Professor: Craig Bennell

Document Summary

Psyc2400 january 8, 2018: hess (1999, psychology & law differ based on 7 dimensions: Adversarial: truth defined subjectively based on which side wins". Idiographic: looking at broad patterns (group level, results apply at the level of the group, looking at specific patterns (individual level, results apply to a specific individual. Lenient: beyond a reasonable doubt, on a balance of probabilities. Increase in degree programs: code of ethics. Informed consent: competence, conflicts of interest, client confidentiality, duty to disclose, suspected child abuse. Summary: definitions of forensic psychology, psychology vs. law, history of forensic psychology, psychological theories, ethical issues. The police selection process: police selection involves two stages, job analysis, define what knowledge, skills & abilities (ksas) make a good police officer, can be done formally (using surveys or observational methods) or informally (by asking) Selection instruments: selection interview, very common in canada, goal: to determine if applicant has ksas.