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AQA A-Level Psychology: Forensic Psychology

6 exam-style questions with full mark schemes and model answers. Write your own answer and the AI examiner marks it against the mark scheme.

Question 116 marksDiscuss

Discuss psychological explanations of offending behaviour. [16 marks]

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Question 28 marksOutline and evaluate

Outline and evaluate the top-down approach to offender profiling. [8 marks]

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Question 36 marksDescribe

Describe the atavistic form as a biological explanation of offending behaviour. [6 marks]

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Question 46 marksExplain

Marcus broke into a family's home and stole a number of items, including possessions of great sentimental value to the family. Rather than only adding to his sentence, the probation service has arranged a supervised meeting in which Marcus will sit down with the homeowners, hear how the burglary has affected them and agree to repair some of the damage he caused.

Referring to the scenario above, explain how restorative justice is being used to deal with Marcus's offending. [6 marks]

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Question 54 marksOutline

Outline the bottom-up approach to offender profiling. [4 marks]

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Question 64 marksExplain

Explain one limitation of using behaviour modification (token economies) to deal with offending behaviour. [4 marks]

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