UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2015/2016
EXAMINATION FOR THE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS/ INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY/NETWORK FORENSIC
DNF405 FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
DATE: AUGUST 2016 TIME: 1½HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Any THREE Questions.
QUESTION ONE
a) Distinguish between forensic psychiatry and Forensic psychology (4 Marks)
b) Explain with examples the type of person seen by forensic mental health clinicians
(5 Marks)
c) The prison department faces a myriad of challenges in their quest to offer a habitable
environment for inmates explain any five (5 Marks)
d) A forensic psychologist’s interactions with and ethical responsibilities to the client differ
widely from those of a psychologist dealing with a client in a clinical setting explain any
six aspects. (6 Marks)
QUESTION TWO
a) The prison department has come with incentives to encourage good behaviour and therefore
a habitable environment for prisoners. On the other hand there are disincentives that are
very discouraging. Explain any five (5 Marks)
b) No significant amount of progress can be made in easing the transition from prison to home
until and unless significant changes are made in the way prisoners are prepared to leave
prison and re-enter the “free-world” communities from which they came. Explain any
measures that can be taken to ease this transition (5 Marks)
c) In your own words explain crime prevention effectiveness of incapacitation policies to
prevent crime . (6 Marks)
d) Offenders or alleged offenders may be referred to a forensic mental health service or
practitioner by a range of organisations, list any four such organizations. (4 Marks)
QUESTION THREE
a) Forensic practitioners strive for accuracy, honesty, and truthfulness in the science, teaching,
and practice of forensic psychology and they strive to resist partisan pressures to provide
services in any ways that might tend to be misleading or inaccurate. Give five guidelines that
forensic experts must adhere to (5 Marks)
b) Psychological tests fall into several categories; explain any five (10 Marks)
c) List down any 5 characteristics that a patient suffering from psychotic personality disorder
may exhibit (5 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR
a) Borderline personality disorder is diagnosed when there is persistent pattern of unstable
interpersonal relationships, mood and self image, as well as distinct impulsive behaviour.
Explain any five signs of personality disorder. (5 Marks)
b) Differentiate between the following terms (4 Marks)
i. Non-psychotic illness
ii. Psychotic illness.
c) Forensic psychologists assist with law enforcement. They work in collaboration with the
police force or other law enforcement agencies. Outline other duties of law enforcement
psychologists. (5 Marks)
d) List down any six Mental health conditions that may be diagnosed and treated by
a psychiatrist (6 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE
a) Forensic-DNA profiling has become an accepted, and now probably indispensable,
technology in forensic science. The rapidity of its acceptance reflects the technology’s solid
foundation in molecular genetics. This foundation accounts for the technology’s
formidable, and rarely challenged, reputation for accurate identification based on objective
observations. Give limitations and safeguards on collection, retention and use of DNA
samples. (5 Marks)
b) Describe the stages involved in a jury reaching a verdict and the main influences on this
process. (10 Marks)
c) Forensic practitioners recognize that relationships are established with those who retain
their services (e.g., retaining parties, employers, insurers, the court) and those with whom
they interact (e.g.,examinees, collateral contacts, research participants, students). Forensic
practitioners recognize that associated obligations and duties vary as a function of the
nature of the relationship, explain
(5 Marks)
