This week’s group presentation was about the jury selection. In many states they add the list of driver’s license and telephone directories to the juror pool which is how jurors get summons with a specific date and time. Other states add government list such as tax rolls and people who receive unemployment or food stamps however it is all random selection. Everyone has the right to trial and jurors are essential to this process. In order for a juror to get selected they must be citizens that are
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PTSD: Veteran’s Perspectives on Peer Support’s Benefits and Drawbacks The Department of Veteran’s Affairs has recently augmented their existing care for Veterans’ suffering from PTSD with peer support groups. This brief report discusses Veterans’ perspectives on the benefits and drawbacks of peer support as an additional source of treatment for PTSD. PTSD is a psychiatric disorder that can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster‚
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Stonehill which have motivated and prepared you to be an effective Peer Mentor. Last June I was extremely nervous for my journey ahead at Stonehill College. When touring the school‚ I was very comfortable on campus and felt the school would be perfect for what I wanted in a college‚ but I was still very anxious of the unknown. At orientation I was placed with a random group of people and slowly got to know each and every one of my fellow peers. The entire experience was so informational and comforting
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actually does. We know that peer pressure is such a crucial reason as to why adolescents begin to participate in things such as drugs and alcohol. Just how much to the extent is pressure from parents going to influence a child? It turns out that they have the opposite effect of what you think that it would have. There are factors such as gender and ethnicity that also plays their parts in who is more likely to begin substance use. What factors help a child stand up to peer pressure and go against conformity
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I believe that a peer mentor is a student who is willing to be a helping hand for their peers. They are available to provide support‚ guidance‚ or just be an approachable companion. They take pride in doing what it takes to better themselves and other’s around them. They are able to identify and accept their strengths and weaknesses and build upon them. I think it’s important for a peer mentor to be someone that isn’t selfish because you need to sacrifice your own time for others. They should be
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In science explain the necessity for peer-review and why sometimes there is resistance to new scientific theories. What is scientific peer review? Scientific peer review is the evaluation of scientific research findings or proposals for competence‚ significance and originality‚ by qualified experts who research and submit work for publication in the same field (peers). Most commonly‚ peer review is used by the editors of scientific journals‚ who ask well-qualified experts to provide written
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The four most important aspects of my role as a peer tutor would be showing leadership‚ communication‚ flexibility and having a positive impact on students. Each of these aspects are important and all contribute to my role as a peer tutor‚ without any of them I don’t think I would perform as well in the classroom. Showing leadership and having a positive impact on others have changed over the course of the semester. At the beginning of the semester my leadership skills weren’t as inclined as they
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Peer Review Analysis‚ Week 5 BUS/475 December 8‚ 2014 Gregory Kosicki Peer Review Analysis Team A reviewed the papers of Crystal Thomas and Valerie Sanchez for our final team review. The previous two reviews provided the team members being evaluated with constructive criticism and acknowledgements of their success. The review process also provided the team members giving the reviews with insights into how to improve their assignments. This final review will accomplish the same goals. Crystal Thomas
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What is the role of jury in criminal trials? A Jury in Crown Court usually deals with criminal trials consists of 12 members. A jury is used normally when the defendant pleads not guilty. However‚ jurors are considered passive as they would not cross examine the defendant and the plaintiffs. The trial is presided over by a judge who will decides the points of law and the jury will consider the facts and evidence raised in the court and make a verdict. Very often‚ jurors are not legal professionals
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individuals are called before the court known as the jury. It is not only the right and duty of juries to judge the facts‚ but also what is the law. To ultimately determine a verdict‚ the jury must take all information into consideration plus the moral intent of the accused In the legal justice system of the United States‚ there are many perks or benefits such as being in the jury‚ or what I call the lucky 12. For example‚ being a part of the jury takes away overall authority from
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