Juvenile Competency to Stand Trial Marcia Kasmarcik FPSY-6125 Assessment in Forensic Psychology Settings Walden University October 23‚ 2011 Juvenile Competency to Stand Trial In this paper we will examine competency to stand trial‚ more specifically juvenile competency to stand trial. Competency to stand trial has to do with the defendant’s state of mind at the time of the trial. An individual is judged competent to stand trial if he or she understands the nature of the proceedings
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I. Learning Competencies a. Listen to validate information‚ opinion or assumption in order to participate well in a specific communicative context or situation. b. Organize information illustrated in tables‚ graphs and maps c. Respond to information from a listening or reading selection through the use of oral or written short responses formats and differentiated group performance tasks. II. Subject Matter Topic: Outwitting a Crocodile Reference: Materials: Handouts‚ Chart III
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Core competencies of Microsoft: Microsoft offers competitive advantage through technology innovation by delivering the right services at the right time by strengthening IT as strategically focused and business aligned organization. Microsoft technology strategy service enables business innovation and helps the company’s competitive advantage. Microsoft’s core competencies can be divided into seven main categories which include the following: * Windows operating system * Business solutions
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Sage Klutts Ainsworth Comp II July 13‚ 2011 Should Sex Offenders Be Castrated? Each year in the United States‚ the crime rate for sex offending rises. There have been several discussions about the way the law should punish the offender‚ such as jail time‚ having to register themselves as sex offenders to even have castration. Jail time might temporarily work‚ but its not completely effective. Registering themselves is still harmful to society. It’s not taking them out of their own game
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Mental Duality Everyone is familiar with the famous Rubin face-vase drawing‚ a black and white print in which one can simultaneously perceive faces by focusing on the black ink or a vase by focusing on the white. If I announce that this is a picture of a vase‚ am I right? However you announce you see a picture of two faces‚ are you right? Who’s right? Are we both right? Or are we both wrong? Is it right and wrong; good and evil? I believe neurobiological research‚ as well as personal anecdotal
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Sex offender registration is a vital part of the corrections system as it keeps track of those who have committed crimes of a sexual nature against innocent victims. However‚ the sex offender registration system that is in place now has had its own beginning and changed over time to become the system it is today. J. Edgar Hoover‚ who was the director of the FBI in 1937‚ “declared a war on the ‘sexual criminal’ and implored the American people to consider the fact that the ‘sex fiend‚ most loathsome
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The severe impact on a sex offender family According to Levenson & Tewksbury (2009)‚ states that “Collected 584 family members of registered sex offenders in the United States employment problems‚ subsequent financial hardships emerged as the most pressing issue identified by the family members” (p. 1). The housing restrictions and living with the sex offender brought about threats and harassment from their neighbors and friends. Many family members experienced fear‚ anger‚ depression‚ anxiety
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Abstract Intercultural competency is the way of which ones is capable to interact with people of different background and believes with common understanding. It is also a process of development that evolve over an extended period. It is essential both for individual and organizations at different levels of awareness and skills with the cultural competency continuum. Cultural competency have four various cognitive components according to Diversity Training University International (DTUI) (a) Awareness
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Mental Health Essay Mental health is all about how we think‚ feel and behave. It refers to our cognitive‚ and/or our emotional wellbeing. It describes a sense of wellbeing. Mental health ‘problems’ or ‘difficulties’ are terms used to describe temporary reactions to a painful event‚ stress‚ or systems of drug or alcohol use‚ lack of sleep or physical illness. It can also be used to describe long-term psychiatric conditions‚ which may have significant effects on an individual’s functioning. Some
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Sex Offender Registry Laws | In a world of were the children of today are the future of tomorrow‚ it is understandable why we try so hard to protect our children from sex offenders. The problem is when it comes to making these laws‚ not everyone reacts with logic. Instead‚ they react with fear and rage resulting in laws that unjustly punish offenders. Because people don’t understand that all sex offenders are not a threat to society‚ they place all sex offenders in the same type of category
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