...long after they occur or are purported to have occurred because memories are not fixed and can be altered or reinterpreted each time we recall them. Misattribution is a common thing in memories, a result of our brain trying to fill in the missing information, or using general characteristics that do not always paint an accurate picture. Common examples of this are remembering a person or piece of information, but incorrectly remembering where you met them or learned that fact. Source memory is the part of memory where we can recall the surroundings of that memory origin. Misattribution can occur in traumatic memories with inaccurate results and cause serious consequences for innocent people. Or on the other hand allow someone who is guilty to escape justice because a whiteness is “sure” of a false memories accuracy. On a more day-to-day basis it can lead to thinking you’ve already communicated information to someone, or thinking you left the garage door open. Susceptibility refers to the minds ability in some cases to create false memories based on outside input, usually false information or suggestive questions that lead the respondent toward a false piece of a memory. An example of this would be referring to a small fictional detail in a person’s factual memory. Such as did you see the blimp at last night’s football game? Studies on suggestibility have shown an alarmingly high rate of people will assimilate these false pieces of information into their real memory or create...
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...Process of Guilty or Not Guilty It wasn’t until 1960 that the Bill of Rights was an actual impact on The U.S Constitution. Many amendments were not followed and many were broken. When this process happens there is a procedure all officers will follow to prosecute the suspect. There are approximate 15 basic steps. Starting with a suspected violation of law. The book states that as the number of laws increase, so does the potential number of cases the system has to handle. The most important part of a case is the first action taken witch is a police investigation. Their first duty is to clarify if there was a crime committed or was it a misunderstanding. Most of the time calls are made after the crime has been committed other than while the crime is happening. No one ever sees a crime happening before hand. Any officer who is on call will need a probable cause connecting a suspect to the crime. An officer cannot do certain actions without probable cause. Even the criminals have rights, but once in suspicion of being guilty a warrant will be signed by the judge and now officers have every right to search anything you own and meaning any evidence found against the victim will be used in court. Therefore, after the search and having the suspect now officers can arrest and take into custody. Once arrested, a suspects liberty is at stake, but will also be protected by the communities say. Pg.109. Now that you have the suspect in custody depends on what state that there is a...
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...Throughout Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, the characters are constantly faced with compelling influences. The protagonist in The Crucible, John Proctor, is faced with the conflicting decision of pleading guilty along with countless others in being a witch or dying a guilt-free Christian. For John, the choice that he must make is a direct reflection upon Proctors morals. In the choice of nobility or life, ones morals will come into consideration. The main consideration which affects Proctors view on life is the possibility of pleading guilty of being a witch and staying alive not only for Elizabeth but for their children. By pleading guilty, Proctor will have succumbed to pressure from the rest of the community as well as from Danforth....
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...Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I believe that Elizabeth Proctor is innocent and I have the evidence to prove it. Elizabeth Proctor has never participated in witchcraft of any kind. She has been through rough times in her life but who hasn’t been? It’s just a part of life. This is a horrible reason for finding Elizabeth Proctor guilty of witchcraft. Elizabeth Proctor is a super religious woman, owns a bible, and has memorized the Ten Commandments. Would a witch regularly attend mass, own a bible, and listen to the Ten Commandments? She was disappointed but not too upset with her husband John Proctor after he committed the act of adultery against her with Abigail Williams. I will get to her later. She still didn’t scream...
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...Section | Sub-section | Topic | Study | Aim of Research/Findings | Method Used | Evaluation Points | After a Guilty Verdict | Imprisonment | Planner Behaviour once freed from jail | Gillis and Nafekh (2005) | Aim: To investigate the effect of planning employment on recidivism.Results: Those on employment programmes were more likely to remain on conditional release and less likely to reoffend. | Content Analysis | * No cause and effect. * Reoffending figures will not include “hidden crime”. * Strength of matched pairs design. | | | Depression/ Suicide Risk | Dooley (1990) | Aim: To examine the characteristics and motivations for suicides.Results: Characteristics – more suicides in those serving longer sentences and those convicted of violent/sexual offences. Motivations – Intolerable prison situation, guilt for the offence and mental disorders were found to be significant motivations. | Content Analysis | * Reliability of the sources used in analysis (e.g. other inmates) * No cause and effect. * Subjective interpretation of notes * Individual/situational explanations | | | Prison situation and roles | Haney and Zimbardo (1998) | Aim: To describe the past and present of the US prison system.Results: Original experiment found that the prison situation changes behaviour – ‘normal’ people became aggressive. The journal article states that prison situations are damaging, so alternatives should be considered. | Journal article (linked to their previous 1973...
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...Option 2 Instead of “We find Tom Robinson guilty…” the true meaning of what the jury said was “We find Tom Robinson guilty because he’s black”. Racism in the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” affects the events in the novel by many means. In the beginning of the book can see subtle hints of it while Scout and Jem are trying to see Boo Radley and experience different things. However, it becomes prominent in the middle with the events leading up to and the actual trial. In the end of the book with the aftermath of the trial aside from a few instances it goes back to more of the kids growing up and learning important lessons about life. To evaluate my point I will now show and explain three different points of racism in the story. As said in a study guide online “Despite the challenge of overcoming the town’s deeply ingrained racism…” many people in Maycomb County are racist. Some are so racist that they will take it to the degree of forming a lynch mob for Tom Robinson. The only thing stopping them from killing Tom was the intervention of a young girl lucky to change their minds to not hurt Robinson. However, that does not mean they changed their minds and suddenly like blacks. It’s this generations old hatred based on race...
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...The case of Ralph Tortorici becomes very difficult when determining whether the psychology student should’ve been found not guilty by reason of insanity or guilty but mentally ill. Due to the amount of information regarding his past history of mental illness we definitely understand that Ralph Tortorici was mentally ill. I believe Ralph Tortorici should have been found not guilty by reason of insanity. Starting out, Tortorici had a long history of mental illness. In “The Story of Ralph Tortorici” Ralph Tororici’s father and brother state, “…normal adolescent rebellion and aggression progressed into something much worse: truly paranoid and deeply troubled behavior that culminated in the hostage-taking attempt” (PBS, n.d.). Additionally,...
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...The controversial case of Steven Avery has been a really hot topic lately, many people nationwide are wondering if he is guilty or not. Some are convinced that Steven Avery is guilty. An article from thefederalist.com cites evidence like parts of Halbach’s body were found burned in Avery’s fire pit. A car was found with blood on it and in it, that was left on the Avery family’s lot. This article also states that Brendan Dassey confessed that he had assisted his uncle in the murder of Halbach. Another source named thewrap.com states that he targeted this woman before, Mrs. Halbach did not want to come and photograph his cars because of the earlier incident. Phone records show that Steven Avery called her 3 times from *67 then one last time...
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...Jacob Bowman Mr. Romick British Literature March 11, 2016 Guilty Until Purged God and evil, they both lie within us all. The duality of man is a major topic that has been discussed for centuries. Throughout the story of “The Strange Case Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, Stevenson presents his idea of the duality of man- where we all have a demonic side within us. Evil is held within waiting to surface, but we ignore our impulses, we act as if it does not exist. Stevenson presents this idea by using two characters, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, who are essentially the same person. One of these characters, Dr. Jekyll, symbolizes the good side of man, and the other, Mr. Hyde, signifies the purest of evil. Conscience, the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's motives, it’s what refrains us from fulfilling all of our impulses.Without a conscience, all hell would break loose and everyone would abandon the moral laws of life. The theme of good and evil is a topic that is talked about in length in books, movies, stories, and in real life. Good vs. evil is referred to in “The Bible" many times. “As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.” (Romans 7:17-19). This quote from “The Bible” relates to the idea of the duality of man laced within “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”. This quote talks about how the evil...
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...Throughout the story “A Piece of String” by Guy de Maupassant, Hauchecome works tirelessly, but is still not able to convince people he is innocent of a crime. In the story, Hauchecome picks up a piece of string off the ground, thinking it could be of some worth. While doing so, he is spotted by his enemy, Maitre Malandain, who reports him for stealing a missing pocketbook. Later, the pocketbook is returned, but the townspeople still believe Hauchecome is guilty. They believe that he is at least an accomplice in the crime, if not directly tied to it. Also, they do not believe his excuse of picking up a piece of string on the ground seriously, and think that it is just a bad cover up story. Hauchecome is not able to convince people that he is innocent of a crime because they believe that he has a part to...
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...This was supposed to be a joyous occasion. Lady Macbeth hosted an enormous banquet in honour of the King which lasted half the night. Although the groomsmen look utterly guilty there is some doubt as to what motive they had for committing such a horrendous act. There is much speculation surrounding this issue but no proof of anyone else's involvement. The king's sons, Malcolm and Donalbain Have fled from Scotland. No one has any idea of their whereabout or the reason behind their fleeing but with them gone, Macbeth has been left to take the crown. Whoever thought they were above our god and could take the life of our king has now caused an upset in the natural balance of life. Numerous accounts of unnatural events occurring last night have been reported. These events consisted of the late king’s horses escaping their stalls and trying to eat each other, strange screams, and earthquakes. Not only that, but the sun...
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...In Plato’s Apology Socrates is being tried by Anytus and Meletus for two new charges: “corrupting the young, and not acknowledging the gods of the city acknowledges, but new daimonic activities instead” (Morgan 2005, 51). Throughout Plato’s Apology and Euthyphro Socrates uses complex rhetoric to challenge the charges brought against him based on his thoughts and understanding of what is right and wrong. He never once states he is not guilty nor does he provide reasons to support his innocence. He suggests rather that he is on a divine mission stating “this is what the god orders me to do, and I think there is no greater blessing for the city than my service to the god” (Morgan 2005, 55). Socrates uses his trial as an opportunity to show inconsistencies in the charges themselves, through questioning his accusers. Socrates remains true to him-self, a philosopher, and finds fulfillment out of the process rather than the outcome “…for the unexamined life is not worth living for men…” (Morgan 2005, 60) Socrates should be found guilty as his intentions to continue to practice the life of a philosopher may not have been morally wrong, his methods however unlawful during Athenian times. Socrates was not a member of a modern day society where innovative thought was encouraged, and freedom of speech tolerated. He chose to be a member of Athenian society therefore needed to conform to the requirements set out by the city. Suggesting other God’s and questioning the Gods of the city do not...
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...Mary Surratt is Guilty The government did the right thing of ending the life of Mary Surratt for her involvement of assassinating Abraham Lincoln. She was correctly put to death because she lied and she was incontact with Booth and the other conspirators. One of the things that stand out is the she lied to the officerces. Mary lied to the officials about not knowing where her son was(source three). She actually did know where he was but she was trying to keep him safe. Another thing is Mary claimed that she didn’t know Powell when the officers were searching her house(source two). In reality, Powell and Mary meet two or three times. She lied just to keep herself safe. Her contact with Booth and the other conspirators connects her to...
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...difficult topic that has been investigated for a while. Serial has been going over Adnan being guilty or innocent of killing his ex girlfriend Hae. Every episode has been lead to him being guilty or the state making the wrong claims. Sarah Koenig has broken down the case and gone over different aspects on why he could be innocent and why he could be guilty. Adnan despite the discrepancies is guilty of murdering Hae. Here is some counter arguments to some of the evidence against Adnan being guilty. For instance most of the evidence can be used either way. Like the phone records, they are credible and they mark out the route that Jae says, but then again Jae could have had Adnan’s phone. Jae told police he helped Adnan dump the body. Jae could have dumped the body for all we know they both could. The evidence is all circumstantial to say the least so this doesn’t...
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...Everyone knew Tom Robinson was not guilty, but because of Maycomb’s prejudice community, he lost his innocence. In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Tom’s mockingbird was killed. This is because he was wrongly accused for beating Mayella, concluded as guilty, and was killed in prison. Tom Robinson was put on trial for raping Mayella and was accused of choking her too. Tom Robinson’s mockingbird was killed when he was charged for hurting Mayella when he did not. Heck Tate falsely told the jury that Tom beat Mayella up. “ ‘There were definite finger marks on her gullet-’(said Tate). ‘All around her throat? And the back of her neck?’(said Atticus). ‘I’d say they were all around, Mr. Finch.’ ”(226) By saying this Heck Tate said that Tom used both of his hands when choking Mayella. Although, Tom Robinson can only use one of his arms. “Thomas Robinson reached around, ran his fingers under his left arm and lifted it. He guided his arm to the Bible and his rubber-like left hand sought contact with the black binding. As he raised his right hand, the useless one slipped off the Bible and hit the clerk’s table.”(254) This shows that Tom cannot use his left hand. Heck said that there were fingerprints around her whole throat, so it could not have been Tom. Tom lost his innocence during the trial when he was hearing all the lies that were...
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