defendants should be competent to stand trial because trying an incompetent defendant in court leads to injustice and policy considerations (Miller 1988). Competency is required in the trial process as it protects the reliability of the court procedure‚ and guarantees fairness of the legal court process. An offender who may have a mental disorder is examined by medical experts including psychologists and psychiatrists to determine whether he or she is competent to stand trial.
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understandable that the witch trials in the Massachusetts area would become such hysteria. Though many historians have attributed the cause of the Salem Witch Trials to economic instability between the thriving seaports and the languishing agriculture and the political struggle between the highly patriarchal society and the independent women who started to defy the status quo of women‚ these are not the most compelling cause of the Salem Witch Trials. Through the system of the trials‚ the people who were
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affected Tom Robinson’s trial because all colored people were treated differently than white people back in the day. Reverend Sykes explained to Jem; “I ain’t ever seen any jury decide in favor of a colored man over a white man” (Lee 279). Tom was not going to be charged with the crime. This is because everything that was said on his half proved that he was innocent but judges never choose a colored man over a white man. Further‚ Tom Robinson was not able to win the trial because he is a colored
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throughout the world. The four powers come forth with the idea to hold a series of trials. After careful thought‚ America‚ France‚ Russia‚ and England chose Nuremberg to hold the trials. With a location set and a course of action‚ the powers now had to build their case in the Nuremberg Trials‚ a series of thirteen trials held with the purpose of bringing Nazi criminals to justice after WWII. The Nuremberg trials began with a pursuit of
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Witch Trials Introduction During the summer of 1692 marked a major event in history in the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. The Salem Witchcraft Trials leaves this country with so many questions as to what happened in that small town. Accusations were made from a group of young girls that various town folk‚ including a black slave‚ were in cahoots with the Devil. During this time‚ Salem seemed to have lacked leadership which led the town’s people to be easily influenced. The Salem Witch Trials finally
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In some ways‚ the Casey Anthony trial reveals the way that media influence‚ including the way it is presented online‚ affects public perception. When one looks at the pages and information that pop up when one searched for information on the trial‚ a great deal of attention has been given to the way that certain commentators in the media‚ like Nancy Grace‚ tried to focus on the inconsistent and‚ most would say‚ deplorable behavior of Anthony and the tragedy of the death itself to draw ratings‚ but
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yielded many of the most prolific cases of human rights violations in history‚ and thus have presented the world with the enigma of trying and sentencing these criminals without violating the mandates (or norms) that they wish to enforce. Faced with lack of precedent‚ many courts have seemingly cited laws for the first time only after they have been broken‚ risking the viability of both the court and distorting law internationally. Furthermore‚ the trials of the offenders are often little more than post-conflict
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What is meant by double-blind‚ randomized controlled trial? Explain why such trials are used in psychological research with reference to one specific‚ published psychological experiment. Randomized controlled trials are considered the gold level standard of proof of many research techniques where treatments and therapies are concerned by the scientific community. A study in which participants are allocated at random to receive one of several treatments testing the effectiveness of psychological
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Comparing the Crucible and the McMartin Trials Two trials on opposite ends of the timeline of like that have much in common. Children are victims of child molestation and bewitchment of the Devil. Both cases children are manipulated by a greater evil causing mass Hysteria‚ Power of Accusers‚ and Power of Prosecution. Hysteria controlled the trials of McMartin and Salem by fear of the unknown. In the McMartin trial the town had never before been faced with molestation. It was a new fear to the
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Chapter 2‚ Illustrative Problem 1 Entries into T accounts and trial balance Daphne Ebert‚ an interior design consultant‚ established a professional services corporation known as Daphne Designs‚ Inc. on August 1 of the current year. During the month‚ she opened an office and completed the following transactions connected with her professional practice: a. Daphne deposited $32‚500 drawn on her personal bank account to a business account opened under the name of Daphne’s Designs in exchange
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