still implemented the Frye Standards/Hearings regarding admissible evidence. Anthony was charged with the murder of her daughter‚ Caylee. As public rage reaches critical majority over Casey Anthony’s release from jail‚ trial observers who agreed with the jury’s verdict say holes in the state’s legal case help explain why she was acquitted in daughter Caylee’s death. It is the first time the smell of a human body had been presented as evidence in court‚ so it needs to pass the Frye standard; a test to
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Basic Terms • forensic (adj) 1. pertaining to‚ connected with‚ or used in court of law or public discussion and debate 2. adapted or suited to argumentation; rhetorical Forensic Chemistry • Forensic science (n.) – the application of science to criminal and civil laws. – Emphasizes the application of science to criminal and civil laws that are enforced by police agencies in a criminal justice system. • Adversarial system – owes its origins to individuals such as Bertillon‚ Galton‚ Lattes
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Lecture # 1 Introduction to Forensic Science FOS 706 y g Physical & Biological Evidence Professor Linda Rourke Blackboard Website Must have CUNY Portal account Go to www.cuny.edu Click on Log-in (lower left) LogRegister (right side) Enter Blackboard from JJC site Announcements‚ terminology sheets‚ etc. will be posted throughout semester Professional Organizations NEAFS (Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists) AAFS (American
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The role of an expert witness in the criminal justice system such a forensic psychologist‚ is to make appropriate and suitable assessments‚ therapeutic assessment‚ conduct interviews‚ conducts evaluations and consultations‚ and also collects data pertaining to case (Huss‚ 2013). A forensic psychologist may render an opinion in family law in a case involving custody dispute. The attorney may need the psychologist to assess or evaluate the impact of any negative behavior demonstrated from any of the
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North Texas Skeptics Graphology Fact Sheet Introduction The belief that handwriting is a sign of the inner personality is very old. The first serious attempt to analyze handwriting seems to have been that of Camillo Baldi‚ an Italian scholar‚ who published a book on the subject in 1622. As literacy spread‚ handwriting analysis became popular‚ being practiced as an art form by such literary figures as Goethe‚ Poe‚ the Brownings and Dickens. Jean Hippolyte Michon coined the term "graphology" in
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Kivisto et al. (2013) does a review of the literature for R-PAS and also outlines the standards of admissibility of scientific testimony in a courtroom. The authors explain that the R-PAS‚ lacks empirical evidence and also does not meet the Frye‚ Daubert and Kumbo standards that are outlined by the federal court system that determines if scientific testimony can be admissible (Kivisto et al.‚ 2013). Though Kivisto et al. (2013) argues that the R-PAS may one day meet these requirements‚ the R-PAS
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In General: Know terms that are in bold in either text [and their definitions‚ of course] Know terms defined in the margins of the Criminalistics chapters [& their definitions‚ of course] Use the Learning Objectives as guides Criminalistics Chapter 1 Introduction: 1: How different fields of science are involved in forensics? - Is the application of science to the criminal and civil laws that are enforced by police agencies in a criminal justice system BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY PHYSICS anything
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Articulate the importance of professional conduct within a healthcare environment. In the healthcare industry‚ administrators play an important role to the success of professional care. The position of a Healthcare administrator requires‚ the competencies related to professional practices‚ structural‚ and cultural conditions (Begun‚ Mosser & White‚ 2011). These methods are the declaration to the execution of policies and practices that are consistent with mission and vision of the organization. According
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00Definitions: Forensic Psychology Any psychology used in the legal system Expert Witness some one who express opinion on a topic used to share there expertise in the field Fact Witness can only testify on topics they have seen Amicus Curiae Friend of the court" legal opinion submitted by someone who is not related with the case but belived to have expert knowledge regarding the topic Brandeis Brief "Friend of the court" legal opinion submitted by someone
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Law of Evidence Chapter 1 Evidence in Context Two concerns are central to all phases of litigation: first a concern with establishing fact. This academic preference obscures a basic reality. The outcome of most cases is determined by counsel’s success in establishing facts favorable to his or her client. 1.2 For present purposes‚ we may define evidence as any matter verbal or physical‚ that can be used to support the existence of a factual proposition. Lawyers must anticipate the impact
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