Roles in Criminal Justice Total Points: 100 Due Date: October 6, 2015 Name: Donna Marie Brown (Donnabrown119) Course: Intro to Forensic Psychology Instructor: Doctor Findley Unit 2: Psychologists’ Roles in Criminal Justice Kaplan University Donna Brown Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Psychologists’ Roles within the Legal System Introduction A forensic psychologist has many roles to participate in within the legal system. This would include: the basic scientists, the applied scientists
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recovered from the crime scene to be further tested in the forensics lab. The purpose of this lab was to apply forensic investigative tests to figure out who hit Reveille. Gel electrophoresis, fingerprints, hair samples, and blood samples were all used during the investigation. The hypothesis for this experiment is that Maroon Flash is the culprit. The null hypothesis is the Bikerman is the culprit. The first test conducted in the forensics lab was the gel electrophoresis.
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Therapeutic and Forensic Roles An article by Greenberg and Shuman (1997) indicated that combining both therapeutic and forensic role is conflicting and problematical. They mentioned that the only solution to this conflict is that these roles cannot be ethically merge together for the same client in any legal proceeding. The opinion given that these two roles can be managed by one person at the same time if only this person is searching for therapeutic services or searching for forensic services but
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Course: CJ 233: Introduction of Forensic Psychology Instructor: Doctor Findley Assignment: Unit 9 Final Assignment Total Points: 150 Due Date: November 24, 2015 Name: Donna Marie Brown (Donnabrown119) Unit 9: Final Project: You Are a Forensic Psychologist Kaplan University Donna Brown119 Monday, November 23, 2015 Deviant behavior is any behavior that is contrary to the dominant norms of society. There are many different theories on what causes a person to perform deviant
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Profiling Paper The law defines rape as sexual contact with a non-consenting person. Being convicted of rape yields charges ranging from a misdemeanor to felony. There are four classifications of rapist: power reassurance, anger retaliation, power assertive, and sadistic. Each type of rapist has different goals and influences that make them carry out the attack. Power reassurance rapists, as most rapist profiles do, have a pretty specific profile. Very often, they are single, passive, non-athletic
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and resolve fine specimen detail at a fixed object distance, the difference is their N.A. For a good general overall view of the specimen Two compound microscopes connected by a bridge that allows you to see two objects in a side by side view Forensic scientist could now compare a know bullet station to an unknown, at the same time and from there could match them up Uses two separate optical paths instead of just one, and produces a 3D image of the specimen Stereoscopic microscope; wide field
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Fraud is bred in an environment that consists of low morals, lack of controls and accountability, and high pressure; this will result in a high fraud environment where fraud is most likely to occur. “A fish rots from the head down”, this is a common phrase used to define leaders of an organization or state who is the root cause of a mishap, or in Caterpillar’s case, fraud. When fraud occurs, the top management is also responsible for it indirectly; one of the most widely used measures to prevent
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The Language and Culture of the Accountant, Auditor and Forensic Accountant Jerry Brockman Davenport University Abstract The overall purpose of this Professional Language and Culture report is to detail the accountant’s communication style and culture, as well as, their specialized language. The report begins with a brief discussion of the origin of accounting, as well as, the distinction between bookkeeping and accounting. Additionally, an examination of the Financial Accounting Standards
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Criminal Profiling: The Public Face of Forensic Psychology Jason Evans Brandman University Table of contents Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Literature review 4 Discussion 7 Personal interest in the topic 10 References 11 Abstract The utilisation of psychological concepts has been extended in many fields in seeking to enhance understanding of human behaviours. Forensic psychology is one of the various psychological filed which have developed out of the necessity to apply psychology
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to answer. This is the job of a forensic nurse death investigator,” Connie Romano, MSN, BSN, CRNP, CEN Lippincott’s 2011 Nursing Career Directory.
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