1: Describe the role of the forensic psychologists in psychological profiling. What role does the psychologist play in developing a psychological autopsy? What is the purpose of a psychological autopsy?

2: In light of research findings on deception, how can investigators best detect deception when conducting interviews?

3:Why would a forensic psychologist be called to testify? Identify two (2) different functions a forensic psychologist would perform as an expert witness? Do you think that a forensic psychologist can sway a jury on a decision based on their expert testimony, why would that be important?

4:A forensic psychologist may be a consultant for a county, state, or federal court system. What type of work would a consultant perform within the legal system? Do consultants preform different tasks within the civil and criminal courts. Explain two (2) types of roles a forensic consultant would perform and the importance of their duties in different settings within the legal system.

5: What is the role of the forensic psychologists in a) capital sentencing and b) sexually violent predator proceedings? Research one (1) case involving either a capital sentence or sexual violent predator proceeding, whereby a psychologist was used as an expert witness. What were some of the findings, issues expressed by the psychologist in the case? Were there any controversies in the practice of using a psychologist in the proceeding?

6:Compare the assessment of competence to stand trial and that of sanity/criminal responsibility. Locate a case where a competency assessment was issued. What were the circumstances of the case? Was the individual eventually found competent to stand trial? Provide the URL website for the case.