Concise Forensic Psychology Notes

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The following concise and comprehensive notes are based upon the lecture content. I achieved a final mark of 85% for this unit. I hope you find these notes helpful for the final exam! The notes capture the following topics: • A comparative analysis of the Australian criminal justice system • Theoretical perspectives in criminology (psychological, sociological, psychiatric) • Defining and measuring crime (the uniform crime reporting system) • Interviewing and detection of deception techniques • Research methods in forensic psychology • Risk assessment • Eyewitness testimony and false memories • Developmental risk factors for criminal behaviour, social risk factors, parental and family risk factors, and psychological risk factors