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Forensic Psychology

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Forensic PsychologyCSI affect Correct Answer: When people sue or appeal for due process because they feel they did not get the same level of expertise as seen on CSI What is significant about the M'Naghten case of 1843 Correct Answer: M'Naghten tried to kill Prime Minister Peil but killed his associate instead and was found innocent because he was incoherent in trail Queen Victoria did not like the outcome and set in motion criteria to see who is mentally able to stand trial. What is significant about Munstenberg in the US in 1908 Correct Answer: Advocate of psychology in the judicial arena In 1922 Marsten introduced what phrase which shows the relationship between law and psychology Correct Answer: Legal Psychology What happened in the 1950's in regards to psychiatrists and expert witnesses Correct Answer: Before 1950 only Psychiatrists could be expert witnesses but now psychoogists became expert witnesses as well What is significant about Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 Correct Answer: Got rid of separation of races Psychologists filed a Amicus Curare to show that blacks were treated inequal in regards to education level, social standing and in self confidence Amicus Curare Correct Answer: Friend of the court What is significant about Jenkins v US in 1962 Correct Answer: Stated that psychologists in ALL states can and will be considered expert witnesses in their field of expertise What is significant about Indianapolis Union Railway v Walker in 1974 Correct Answer: Classic case of neuropsychologist v neurosurgeon where the neuropsychologist after 20 hours of testing found the defendant to have a brain injury where the neurosurgeon said he was able to fix the brain injury and physiologically speaking there was no longer a brain injury. The expert in this case was the Neuropsychologist What happened in 1981 in regards to the APA Correct Answer: A division for Forensic Psychology was established in the APA What happened in 1991 in regards to Forensic Psychology and the APA Correct Answer: Speciality guidelines were established for the practice of Forensic Psychology What happened in 2001 in regards to Forensic Psychology and the APA Correct Answer: Finally this speciality of Forenisc Psychology was recognized as its own entity within psycholog

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