PSYC 3020 Final: Exam Material
10 Mar 2017
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Unit 1: a field of psychology that deals with all aspects of human behaviour as it relates to the law or legal system. Interest is in how people function within a very particular context. Retroactive memory falsification: process whereby people confuse actual memories for events with the events described by the media. Forensic psychology today: forensic psychology covers, legal psychology is concerned with evidence, witnesses and the courts, criminology psychology focuses on crime and criminals. Do certain interrogation techniques cause people to falsely confess: attempts to answer questions so they can be communicated within the legal community. Psychology of the law: use of psychology to study law. Police selection process: stage 1 job analysis stage, agency must define ksas of a good officer, stage 2, develop an instrument to measure the extent of which applicants" posses. Validity of police selection instruments: the selection interview (most commonly used)
