desirable. These challenges do not stop researchers to find ways to overcome the difficulties in detecting deception accurately. Hence‚ researchers divert their focus in examining the best cues that can be used to determine deception. For instance‚ polygraph has been the most popular method used in detection deception. The application is so far said to be the most successful because it is based on many different measurements in the aspect of
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at the time it was difficult for them to catch Ridgway‚ giving Ridgway time to think about how to play smart. Ridgway was brought to the police station‚ for prostitution related charges‚ and put through interrogation. The police then did a polygraph test (lie detector test) and ridgway passed. Soon in 2001 the new advancement in technology was able to match Ridgways DNA to the semen in the crime
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In today’s Los Angeles times (attached) I read an interesting article about people freed that had been incarcerated unjustly. Some of these 13 men had been in prison for decades for crimes that they did not commit. Interestingly this reminds me growing up my older sister. She got in trouble several times for taking things that did not belong to her from that moment she was always suspected of anything that was missing as lost. It was assumed that she was the guilty party. Upon watching the videos
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doesn’t work‚ she claims he is not guilty by virtue of diminished capacity because his father was highly abusive. Drew’s grandmother‚ Candace‚ tries to make the case on the stand‚ but Cabot claims in the abuse from his father never came up in Drew’s polygraph. The judge rules against Cabot and allows the testimony. Since it was privileged information‚ Cabot refuses to be defeated. When one of the escorts he sexualy assaulted Jenny White come’s in it is reveald that Drew’s grandmother bought her and not
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Today‚ the rapid technological development and the change of life-styles made computers a must and undoubtedly the most crucial technology of the modern world. This useful invention has not only made our lives easier than ever before‚ but it also plays a very important role in the development of almost every field of life. Today‚ computers and the Internet are almost used everywhere; in schools‚ universities‚ hospitals‚ malls‚ homes‚ governmental agencies‚ etc.… Law enforcement is one of the fields
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test of workers. Honesty test helps to spot culprits in the organization. These types of people are indulged in dishonorable and dishonest actions. Through this identification the personal managers can easily get rid of these type of employees. Polygraph testing raises a large number of legal and moral issues‚ issues Carter Cleaning would best avoid. Use some of the available “paper and pencil” honesty tests may be a possibility. In general‚ these have been shown to be reasonable‚ reliable and valid
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Gary Ridgway‚ also known as the Green River Killer‚ is a serial killer from Washington who committed an estimated amount of murders ranging between 48-90 female prostitutes or runaways throughout the 1980’s - 1990’s. He lived a fairly normal life with a wife and son‚ as a truck painter with a military background. He came off to many people as a good natured man‚ easy to talk too‚ and religious. He would constantly read the bible at work and evangelized throughout his hometown. Some of his interest
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Bring Adam Home Book Critique Instructor: David Ojo Liberty University Abstract The book Bringing Adam Home by Les Standiford and Detective Joe Matthews‚ is the story of the abduction and murder of Adam Walsh. Adam Walsh was abducted by a stranger from a Sears store parking lot on July 27th‚ 1981 in Hollywood‚ FL. This case gained national publicity and changed the way law enforcement responded to cases such as this one. Convicted serial killer Ottis Toole confessed over twenty times
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Wrongful Conviction and False Confessions Wrongful Conviction and False Confessions Introduction The study of wrongful convictions has a long time history in America. For more than eight decades‚ writers-mostly lawyers‚ journalists‚ and activists- have documented numerous convictions of the innocent and described their cause and consequences (Borchard‚ 1932: Radin‚ 1964: Scheck‚ Neaufeld & Dwyer‚ 2000). When dealing with wrongful conviction (with results of false confessions) there are
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Review of the following articles: Force Administration of Sex-Drive Reducing Medications of Sex Offenders: Treatment or Punishment? And Ethics‚ Prisoner Interrogation‚ National Security and The Media Force Administration of Sex-Drive Reducing Medications of Sex Offenders: Treatment or Punishment? The first article I chose was whether or not it is considered a treatment or a punishment to sex offenders if they are forced‚ by court order‚ to
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