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    Subspecialities of Forensic Psychology: Legal Psychology and Correctional Psychology Antonella Zavala MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE CJ240 ABSTRACT Forensic psychology is the science that studies the individuals offender’s behavior. Forensic Science has other sciences that coordinates its goal such as Legal Psychology which will decide whether an offender is on conditions to go or not to court and correctional psychology that will follow the behavior and rehab on an offender

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    In section 82(1) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984‚ state that a confession can include any statement that is wholly or partly adverse to the person who made it‚ whether it is made to the person in authority or not or whether it is in words or otherwise. In section 76 of PACE a confession maybe excluded if there are evidence to suggest that oppression or torture had been used (HMSO‚ 1889). Theodor Reik (1959) a psychoanalyst‚ found that many people will make false confessions. The false

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    is presented by adversaries‚ each one offering evidence favorable to his or her client and each demanding a fair chance to challenge the reliability of the other ‘s proof. Also the factfinders in a trial are lay persons (the jury)‚ not trained experts. This suggests a need to exclude evidentiary materials that pose a substantial risk of jury misuse. Finally‚ trials are public affairs; the evidence often reveals to the community and media confidential information. 1.4 A party can exert another

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    Proceeding When I entered the court room‚ the defendant’s girlfriend was on the witness stand. She was the first individual on record that received a call from the defendant after the murder. She described the defendant’s condition as “distraught”‚ “all over the place” and “frantic” during the phone call. She exclaimed that the first words that came out of the defendant’s mouth were “I just shot him and I’m scared!” She tried to defend the father of her children by claiming he was in a disoriented

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    07/20/21012 Discuss the following cases and the impact they have on Expert Witness testimony: * Frye V. United States * Daubert V. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals‚ Inc. * Kumho Tires Co. V. Carmichael Faye V. United States James Alphonzo Frye‚ was convicted of the crime of murder in the second degree‚ and from the judgment prosecutes this appeal. In the course of the trial counsel for defendant offered an expert witness to testify to the result of a deception test made upon defendant

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    malpractice at $250‚000. That became the negligence standard for emergency care. It also required an expert witness to substantiate evidence of negligence before a trial. Tort reform advocates approve the law as a way to reduce frivolous lawsuits against health care providers and organizations. Plaintiffs would be required to find a physician in the equivalent practice to serve as the expert witness. Laws also held plaintiffs accountable for defendants’ legal fees if they are unable to

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    Dangers of Rape Trauma Syndrome La’Fattai Wheeler Dr. Susan Lentz CRJ 479: Violence Against Women Abstract Rape is a very traumatic experience that a person can have. It is hard to even imagine what goes on in the heads of those who have been harmed sexually by‚ for the most part‚ someone they know. It is an experience that the un-raped population‚ no matter how much they tried‚ would never understand. During the post period after the rape has occurred‚ the victim faces obstacles mentally

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    CSI episode “Father of the Bride” was a ballistics expert. Ballistics experts analyze evidence relating to firearms and other forms of ammunition. The science of ballistics involves physics‚ which is used to study aspects such as angles‚ trajectories‚ and distances of the bullets fired by a firearm. Evidence that is commonly collected and analyzed by many ballistics experts include bullets‚ bullet fragments‚ and shell casings. Ballistics experts can attain the necessary education and training in

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    principle as "Wherever he steps‚ whatever he touches‚ whatever he leaves‚ even unconsciously‚ will serve as a silent witness against him. Not only his fingerprints or his footprints‚ but his hair‚ the fibers from his clothes‚ the glass he breaks‚ the tool mark he leaves‚ the paint he scratches‚ the blood or semen he deposits or collects. All of these and more‚ bear mute witness against him. This is evidence that does not forget. It is not confused by the excitement of the moment. It is not absent

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    value of memory‚ as she serves as an expert witness on memory. In Evidence-based justice: Corrupted memory‚ Moheb speaks about Elizabeth Loftus as an expert witness‚ and details factors that effects a person’s memory (Moheb‚ 2013‚ p.268). Loftus states that memory is easily influenced (Moheb‚ 2013‚ p.269). According to Loftus‚ it is more difficult to identify someone who is a different race than the one they are (Moheb‚ 2013‚ p.269). She played as an expert witness in a case where a man was trying to

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