Criminal Psychology MCQs

Which of the following statements about offender profiling is FALSE?

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A. Inductive methods of profiling are often referred to as clinical in the style, while deductive methods are seen as ‘statistical’
B. Constructing psychological profiles of historical figures typically relies on specialist knowledge
C. Both ‘organized’ and ‘disorganized’ offenders are careful not to leave evidence
D. Profiling common characteristics of known offenders involves gathering data about the crime for multiple sources

What can we say about aggression in males and females?

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A. Women may learn different aggressive strategies from those used by man who are the physically stronger sex
B. Aggression in males may be expressed directly (e.g. fighting) but aggression in females may be expressed indirectly (e.g. gossiping about someone)
C. If relational victimization of girls and if aggression is seen as means of hurting someone than women may not differ so much from men in terms of using aggression
D. All of the above

Find the statement.

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A. There are many extremely violent individuals who will act violently in many situations and against many different targets
B. There is a great deal to suggest that violence is learnt
C. Field research is less indicative of an adverse influence of the media on violence contrary to laboratory studies which shows the clearest effects- often using meta- analysis
D. There is little evidence concerning the influence of media on actual acts of criminal violence. Most laboratory studies which show effects involve acts against dolls (these are not criminal acts)