Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The psychological autopsy attempts to reconstruct the deceased person’s state of mind prior to his or her death.
2. Highly unique faces are easier to identify than plain or average faces.
3. The earliest forms of crime scene profiling were based on clinical data.
4. Developmental and forensic psychologists have long known that adolescents are fundamentally the same as adults biologically, cognitively, and psychologically.
5. Police officers and psychologists are often no more accurate than laypersons in detecting deception in adults.
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True
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a. Direct admission of the suspect during questioning b. Long hours of scientific analysis of evidence c. Sheer luck d. The due process revolution
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a. inherent impossibility b. an extraneous factor c. attendant circumstance d. a contemporaneous factor
In ________ jails, correctional officers are located in the housing unit in direct contact with inmates
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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A. maximize the number of inmates in each facility B. increase mandatory sentencing minimums C. reduce costs related to incarceration D. give judges less discretion on sentences