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Name one reason why measuring insanity might be more difficult than measuring competency to stand trial.

Victims in a string of murder cases were all mutilated in a specific way, which makes profilers think of this feature as the _____ that may reveal something about the perpetrator’s personality.

Competency to stand trial (CST) has two components to its definition.  The first component refers to the accused individual’s _______________.  The second component refers to the accused individual’s ________________.

1) Briefly describe both the procedure and findings from the article that you read about fingerprinting. 2) Based on the findings from this article and our discussion of forensic science evidence (e.g., DNA, fingerprinting, bite mark analysis), what are your thoughts about the use of forensic science to solve a crime?   Label you response 1) and 2).

Paul has murdered several doctors who perform plastic surgery procedures because he believes that it is immoral and should be illegal.  He would best be described as which type of serial killer?

Why is it potentially not beneficial for a defendant to malinger in order to be found not guilty by reason of insanity?

In a study by Pinizzotto and Finkel (1990) comparing the accuracy of profiles developed by trained profilers with those of students, it was found that _____ created more accurate profiles _____.

Why do we need to consider a criminal’s competency to be executed?

This defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity, and many people were outraged because the defendant seemed to have the presence of mind to stalk others, purchase a weapon, and write a letter.  The crime that was committed seemed deliberate and planned out.

The process of drawing inferences about a suspect’s personality, behavior, motivation, and demographic characteristics based on evidence and crime scenes is referred to as: