Exam 5: Consulting With Criminal Courts

Which of the following is a commonality among all insanity standards?

Evaluations in which a clinician evaluates a defendant's competency to stand and trial and criminal responsibility at the same time are called

In regard to risk assessment, both the ethical code of the APA and the Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology state that psychologists should

Some states allow judge and jurors an alternative to NGRI. This middle ground verdict is called

What is the concern with sex offender typologies?

The law states that an individual found NGRI cannot be held solely based on dangerousness if there is no longer evidence of mental illness. Which one of the following groups is the exception?

Why is guilty but mentally ill a controversial verdict? What does this verdict often mean for defendants?

The inclusion of a clinically diagnosed mental disorder is a strong predictor of a finding of incompetence.

Research indicates that __________ are more sympathetic to the insanity defense than are __________.

Which statement is true about civil commitment of sexually violent predators?

Which term is synonymous with sanity evaluation?

According to the text, many psychologists are reluctant to participate in death penalty cases. What are the reasons for this? What is your opinion?

List three insanity tests and identify the question each test asks.

What is the primary concern with the GBMI verdict?

Reports of competency evaluations should include all of the following except

Which of the following disorders is the predominant diagnosis of individuals found incompetent to stand trial?

Which Supreme Court ruling is an example of a sexually violent predator statute?

In the typical criminal case where competency is in question,

All of the following are laws designed to address the problems associated with sex offending except

Forensic psychologists are generally advised not to include __________ in their competency reports.