JIM GROOM NOTES Sources of human information The truth finding mission- most false convictions are made because of false witness statements Facial Identification Hard to describe a person’s features in words‚ but it is very easy to identify someone. Misattribution- you think someone assaults you‚ but it is actually a guy who lives in your apartment building and did not do it. You just miss inform yourself of what actually went down Change Blindness- cognitive attention and instinctive
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Frank thought he heard someone in the house. It was a distant soft clatter on the wooden floor‚ probably made by heels. The sound was intermitted. “What is that?” he murmured under his breathe. He was very sure that he was alone at home as his wife‚ Geraldine‚ went to London for her business trip two days ago . He fidgeted nervously‚ sensing that something was amiss. Just then‚ his nostrils were assailed by a sudden‚ strange whiff of perfume. His face turned pale‚ chilly fear gripped him. It led
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Lost in Fantasy Magazines‚ movies‚ and commercials are trying to create an image of what beauty is. Beauty‚ being defined‚ means the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit. But beauty standards are getting each time higher that even some celebrities can compete. The media portray the standards of beauty as unrealistic. Making us believe that the image of Barbie if he one and when in the real word‚ becoming
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INTERNET MARKETING COMPANY – BUSINESS PLAN BY KNOWLEDGE PUBLISHING WRITTEN BY RYAN ANTHONY GIBSON GENERAL INFORMATION SUPPLIED FILL IN YOUR OWN DATA BUSINESS PLAN WRITING‚ MANUALS‚ GUIDES‚ BLOGS‚ AND SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING SERVICES AVAILABLE AT WWW.PUBLISHKNOWLEDGE.COM ADD www.twitter.com/knowledgepub and www.twitter.com/ryanagibson Table of Contents Executive Summary 4 Summary of the Offering 1.0 OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY 6 1.1 Industry
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a vocabulary exercise you hear:) "I have a compromise to meet him at 6:00 this evening" - “Compromise? If we want meet somebody‚ how do we call it in English?”-“I have an appointment at 6:00 this evening”-“Exactly!” I think it’s more related to false cognate usage. And in this case I’d correct this mistake immediately. • (During a discussion you hear:) "I go ski next weekend". After discussion I’d say: “I go ski… next weekend” (I’d indicate with my voice) – “Skiing”- “Right‚ now say the full sentence”
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Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong In Brandon L. Garrett’s book‚ Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong‚ he makes it very clear how wrongful convictions occur and how these people have spent many years in prison for crimes they never committed. Garrett presents 250 cases of innocent people who were convicted wrongfully because the prosecutors opposed testing the DNA of those convicted. Garrett provided simple statistics such as graphs‚ percentages
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by DNA evidence made a false confession or incriminating statement (Costanzo & Gerrity 2009). If law enforcement relied on physical or psychological tactics to gain information‚
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person’s reputation who has been damaged due to defamation can sue for damages. Section 2b of the CORAF guarantees freedom of speech and expression yey people are not allowed to make false or ungrounded accusations. Mar 228:46 AM For a statement to be defamatory it must meet the following criteria: • Must be false • Must be heard or read by a third party • Bring the defamed person into ridicule‚ hatred or contempt Mar 228:48 AM Slander Slander is defamation through spoken words‚ sounds
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Research Paper: Why do innocent people confess in the interrogation room? An accused is found guilty because of his/her own confession that he/she made in the interrogation room. He/She spends many years in jail without saying anything. However‚ another person comes forward and accepts responsibility for that same crime a few years later. As it turns out‚ the person who initially confessed to the crime was innocent. So‚ why did he/she confess to a crime he/she did not commit? To answer this
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There are four main types of dreams—daydreams‚ normal dreams‚ false awakenings and lucid dreams. 1) Scientific studies reveal that most people daydream for a 70-120 minutes per day. During this time‚ you are only semi-awake - not asleep‚ but not fully checked-in with reality‚ either. It starts with a compelling thought‚ memory‚ or fantasy about the future‚ and your imagination runs away. The longer you daydream‚ the deeper you become immersed in your private fantasy land. In daydreams‚ the right
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