Question 1

Under the Constitution, the defendant

Accepted Answer

A)  has an absolute right to bail 
B)  can be refused bail 
C)  the amount of bail that can be set is unlimited 
D)  bail is returned to the bail bondsman if the person fails to make an appearance 
A)  has an absolute right to bail 
B)  can be refused bail 
C)  the amount of bail that can be set is unlimited 
D)  bail is returned to the bail bondsman if the person fails to make an appearance

Question 2

According to the Research Network on Mental Health and the Law, what problems have existed with past statistical attempts to assess risk of dangerousness among the mentally ill?

Accepted Answer

According to the Research Network on Men

Question 3

A false positive in a risk assessment for dangerousness

Accepted Answer

A)  is predicting that the person will be dangerous when they are not. 
B)  is predicting that the person will be not dangerous when they are. 
C)  is being sure that despite prediction of the risk assessment tool, the person is dangerous. 
D)  applies only to the use of actuarial tools for predicting dangerousness. 
A)  is predicting that the person will be dangerous when they are not. 
B)  is predicting that the person will be not dangerous when they are. 
C)  is being sure that despite prediction of the risk assessment tool, the person is dangerous. 
D)  applies only to the use of actuarial tools for predicting dangerousness.

Question 4

When making a statistical prediction, the expert looks at

Accepted Answer

A)  the normative behavior and characteristics of the individual only. 
B)  the normative and behavior characteristics of populations. 
C)  population density and sample size only 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the normative behavior and characteristics of the individual only. 
B)  the normative and behavior characteristics of populations. 
C)  population density and sample size only 
D)  all of the above

Question 5

If a person cannot make bail, the consequences

Accepted Answer

A)  are basically inconsequential 
B)  can include losing a job or an apartment 
C)  can include an inability to obtain a lawyer 
D)  can include a "vacation" in a pleasant, modern jail 
A)  are basically inconsequential 
B)  can include losing a job or an apartment 
C)  can include an inability to obtain a lawyer 
D)  can include a "vacation" in a pleasant, modern jail

Question 6

Under Tarasoff, mental health professionals have a duty to take reasonable care to protect a specific potential victim from violence.

Accepted Answer

A)  Research cited in the text shows that mental health professionals cannot agree on what is "reasonable care" in a particular case 
B)  Research cited in the text shows that mental health can agree on what is "reasonable care" in a particular case 
C)  Mental health professionals are so individually oriented that they object to the idea of a standard of reasonable care 
D)  Because potentially violent patients are so unpredictable in their behavior, mental health professionals cannot have any standard of reasonable care 
A)  Research cited in the text shows that mental health professionals cannot agree on what is "reasonable care" in a particular case 
B)  Research cited in the text shows that mental health can agree on what is "reasonable care" in a particular case 
C)  Mental health professionals are so individually oriented that they object to the idea of a standard of reasonable care 
D)  Because potentially violent patients are so unpredictable in their behavior, mental health professionals cannot have any standard of reasonable care

Question 7

What effect does base rate have on the prediction of future behaviors?

Accepted Answer

The base rate has a significant effect o

Under the Constitution, the defendant

According to the Research Network on Mental Health and the Law, what problems have existed with past statistical attempts to assess risk of dangerousness among the mentally ill?

A false positive in a risk assessment for dangerousness

When making a statistical prediction, the expert looks at

If a person cannot make bail, the consequences

Under Tarasoff, mental health professionals have a duty to take reasonable care to protect a specific potential victim from violence.

What effect does base rate have on the prediction of future behaviors?

The American Legal System

Social Science and Psychological Influences in Law

Competence to Stand Trial, and Other Competencies

Trial by Jury

Miscarriages of Justice: False Confessions and Eyewitness Error

The Insanity Defense

The Death Penalty

Juvenile Court and the Legal Processing of Children and Adolescents

Protecting Children: Child Protection Proceedings

Children and the Criminal Process

Intimate Partner Violence Multiple Choice Questions:

Child Custody

Abortion

Sexual Harassment

Psychological Tests and Discrimination

Law, Ethics, and the Regulation of Professions

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Exam 3: Prediction, Bail, and Tarasoff Duty

Under the Constitution, the defendant

According to the Research Network on Mental Health and the Law, what problems have existed with past statistical attempts to assess risk of dangerousness among the mentally ill?

A false positive in a risk assessment for dangerousness

When making a statistical prediction, the expert looks at

If a person cannot make bail, the consequences

Under Tarasoff, mental health professionals have a duty to take reasonable care to protect a specific potential victim from violence.

What effect does base rate have on the prediction of future behaviors?

The American Legal System

Social Science and Psychological Influences in Law

Competence to Stand Trial, and Other Competencies

Trial by Jury

Miscarriages of Justice: False Confessions and Eyewitness Error

The Insanity Defense

The Death Penalty

Juvenile Court and the Legal Processing of Children and Adolescents

Protecting Children: Child Protection Proceedings

Children and the Criminal Process

Intimate Partner Violence Multiple Choice Questions:

Child Custody

Abortion

Sexual Harassment

Psychological Tests and Discrimination

Law, Ethics, and the Regulation of Professions

Filters