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principle of proportionality
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punishment should be consistently related to the magnitude of the offense
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determinate sentencing
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the offense should determine the sentencing; little discretion for judges (emerged from sentencing disparity due to racial bias)
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distributive justice
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perceptions of fairness are about outcomes, and equal distributin of them
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procedural justice
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perceptions of fairness are about fair legal procedures, regardless of favorable outcomes
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amicus curiae brief
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"friend of the court," formal reports of relevant psych info for trials
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precedent
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ruling from a previous case
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case law
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law made by judges in individual cases
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stare decisis
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"let the decision stand," tendency to follow precedents
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Rulings of the Tarasoff case
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1) Psychotherapists must warn potential idenifiable victims of potential danger 2) Psychotherapists must work to protect all third parties from dangerous patients
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due process model
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seeks protection of citizens, including criminal suspects, from abuses of legal authorities generally. Values individual rights.
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crime control model
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seeks apprehension and punishment of lawbreakers. Values the common good.
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how psychology perceives legal proceedings
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- Rely on SCIENTIFIC METHOD
- Use PROBABILITIES - Work toward REFIND VIEW OF REALITY |
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how law perceives legal proceedings
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- Rely on PRECEDENTS
- Use ABSOLUTES - ADVERSARIAL SYSTEM pits two "truths" against each other |
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forensic evaluator
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health professional who assesses the mental health conditions of a specific individual
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what constitutes an ethical forensic evaluation? (6)
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1) CLARITY in purpose 2) COMPETENCE in training 3) RESPECT of relationships 4) CONFIDENTIALITY 5) appropriate METHODS 6) effective COMMUNICATION
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trial consultant
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social scientist that promotes more effective performance in litigation ex) by creating better systems of jury selection
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adversarial approach
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competitive, partisan, witnesses are for one side or the other, attorneys ask the questions
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inquisitorial approach
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witnesses testify for the court, no witness-prepping, judges have more control and ask the questions
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civil cases
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resolve disputes between private parties and dispense monetary compensation
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criminal cases
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resolve disputes between citizens and the state, dispense guilt and punishment
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venire
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a panel of prospective jurors, btw 30 and 200 people
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voir dire
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process of questioning and selecting 12 jurors from the venire
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procedural steps in a trial
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1) Opening statements 2) Direct examination 3) Cross examintion 4) Redirect 5) Recross 6) Closing statements
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criminal case standard of proof
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defendant must be guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
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civil case standard of proof
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preponderance of the evidence (51%)
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Trial advantages for prosecution (2)
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1) Governmental resources 2) Primacy and recency effect of opening and closing statements
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Trial advantages for defense (4)
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1) Discovery -- sees prosecution's evidence 2) more say in juror removal 3) no burden of proof 4) double jeopardy
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Blakely v. Washington
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judges cannot increase a standard sentence based on perceived aggravating factors
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common characteristics of school shooters
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- preoccupation with violence and guns
- rejection from classmates - suffered teasing due to physical appearance - communicated plans for aggression |
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classical school of criminology
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emphasizes free will; people choose crime when its gains outweigh its losses; punishment should fit the crime
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positivist school of criminology
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focuses on using scientific method to identify factors that predict criminal behavior, including sociological, biological, psychological, and environmental factors; punishment should fit criminal behavior rather than the crime
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biological factors that influence crime (5)
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1) low MAO-A combind w/ child maltreatment 2) neuropsychological abnormalities, including EEG irregularities and prefrontal cortex damage 3) slow levels of autonomic arousal 4) physiological differences, incuding high levels of testosterone and low levels of serotonin 5) personality differences
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theories on psychopathy (3)
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1) impaired executive function in the left hemisphere 2) stimulation-seeking theory 3) dysfunctional family, including distant parents and parents who are inconsistent w/ rewards and punishments
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containment theory (Walter Reckless)
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crime is controled by external containment (a society that encourages discipline and positive accomplishments, and discourages deviance) and some inner containment as well (tolerate frustration, have long-term goals)
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Eysenck's containment theory
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innate biological tendencies reinforce by socialization practices. Operant learning encourages crime by making punishments long delayed and satisfaction immediate; classical conditioning must help children develop conscience early on.
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differential association approach (Sutherland)
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people learn to be criminals by becoming integrated into a system that values law-breaking and by forming definitions that favor law violation. **Explains how crime appears in unlikely places
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social learning theory (Bandura...3 models)
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people become criminals through vicarious learning, in which they model 1) familial influences 2) subcultural influences 3) symbols, as in violent TV shows **but little empirical evidence
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self-reinforcement
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form of regulating behavior in which individuals derive pleasure, pride, revenge, etc. from crime and so are motivated to continue
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self-exoneration
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form of regulating behavior in which individuals exempt themselves from their own conscience, often by blaming victims for misfortune or justifying their aggression
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multiple component learning theory (6)
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1) net ratio of gains and losses for criminal vs. noncriminal behavior 2) time discounting, resulting in inability to delay gratification 3) constituional factors 4) familial influences such as poor parenting styles 5) conduct problems such as ADD 6) biological tendencies
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social labeling theory
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states that stigma of being labeled as a deviant can create self-fulfilling prophecies **but does not really explain causes of crime
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examples of antecedent conditions to crime
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Criminal parents, brain damage
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examples of early indicators of crime
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Conduct disorders, ineffective parental discipline
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examples of development processes that contribute to crime
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Media influence, school failure
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examples of maintenance variables for crime
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Deviant peers, social labeling
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criteria for admissible evidence
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probative value (relevance, trustworthiness) must outweigh any potential prejudicial effects.
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Neil v. Biggers standard
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eyewitness must be sufficiently reliable given the toality of the circumstances
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Frye standard
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expert testinomy must be based on methods that have gained general acceptance in the relevant field
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Daubert standard
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scientific knowledge must assist the trier of fact, and only SCIENTIFICALLY VALID knowledge would do so. Criteria: testable, falsifiable, peer-reviewed, accepted. **Does not need to meet ALL critera; trial judge serves as "gatekeeper" of evidence
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pros and cons of experimental studies on eyewitnesses
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ground truth helps establish cause-and-effect relations because experimenter knows exactly what eyewitness saw. But may not apply to real world circumstances.
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pros and cons of archival analysis on eyewitnesses
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uses real life situations, unlike experimental studies. But it cannot explain WHY misidentifications hapen.
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pros and cons of field studies of eyewitnesses
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studies real life procedures, so more ecologically valid. But cannot distinguish correct from incorrect identifications because doesn't know whether suspect is guilty or not.
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system variables
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factors under control of the criminal justice system. Ex) lineup procedures
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estimator variables
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factors outside control of the CJS, and whose impact can only be estimated. Ex) lighting conditions at the crime scene.
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postdiction variables
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factors that measure some process correlated with reliability. Ex) witness confidence
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cue-utilization theory
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high arousal leads to narrowing of attention to the most salient or relevant features **explains weapon focus
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unconscious transference
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when accurate memories from a prior experience intrude on the memory of the crime. Ex) A bank teller who witnessed a robbery might identify an innocent client at the bank whom he has seen before.
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physiognomic variability
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the tendency for members of different races to be physically distinct in different ways. Ex) more variation in hair color among whites
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In-group/out-group differences
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we are so concerned with categorizing someone of a different race that we miss the opportunity to properly encode their most distinguishing features
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characteristics of a standard police interview
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relies on pre-established questions with no room for flexibility or follow-up, operates w/ repeated interruptions and time constraints.
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characteristics of a cognitive interview
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develops rapport, lets witness speak first, and finally probes with more specific questions about event. Relies on witness mentally reconstructing the event.
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simultaneous lineups
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forces witnesses to make relative judgments, results in more mistaken identifications (or false positives)
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sequential lineups
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forces witnesses to make absolute judgments, results in fewer identifications altogether (decreases false positives and false negatives)
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why do jurors tend to overestimate the accuracy of eyewitnesses? (3)
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1) positive stereotypes about memory credibility in general 2) fundamental attribution error assumes that testimony reflects memory quality, and has nothing to do with lineup administration 3) overreliance on eyewitness confidence.
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PRO expert testimony arguments (3)
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1) a lot of good, reliable science 2) could help jury distinguish between accurate and inaccurate eyewitnesses 3) experts are still subject to cross examination
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CON expert testimony arguments (3)
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1) not all science is ecologically valid 2) could make jury doubt all eyewitnesses 3) lawyers may not know how to cross examine such an expert
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ACE study methodology and conclusions (2)
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survey to 17,000 middle-aged middle-class Americans, self-reports of how many adverse childhood experiences (0-9) and how many health risks / negative health outcomes. Concluded that: 1) ACEs are very common 2) More ACEs = more health problems, especially suicide.
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Widom study methodology and conclusions (3)
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followed 900 individuals who had been abused/neglected as children, then matched them with about 700 children in comparison group. Concluded that: 1) A/N group more likely to have been arrested, and for violent crime 2) A/N group more likely to suffer emotional issues like dysthymia 3) Differences no longer significant when stressful life events were controlled
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4 reasons for growing victims' rights movement
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1) emergence of victimology as a field 2) more victims services 3) more opportunities for victims to partake in victimizers’ trials 4) new focus due to journals and commissions.
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PTSD symptoms (4)
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1) frequent re-experiencing of event 2) avoidance of stimuli associated with trauma 3) deadening of emotions 4) increased physiological arousal
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prevalence rate of PTSD for men and women
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Men: 3.6%
Women: 9.7% |
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PTSD rate for women whose trauma was related / unrelated to crime
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Related: 26%
Unrelated: 9% |
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competence
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witness meets qualifications to be a witness, determined by the judge
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credibility
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weight given to a competent witness’s testimony, determined by the jury
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criteria determining competence of witness (4)
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1) understand the oath 2) perceive events accurately 3) encode events accurately 4) verbalize memory and answer questions
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procedure of the investigative interview used with children (4)
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1) build rapport 2) have children tell the story in their own words 3) use open-ended questions to promote free recall 4) use more specific questions based on responses
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reminiscence effect
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tendency to recall more information with repeated recall attempts
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types of memory content that are more or less vulnerable to suggestion (in children)
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more: details of the scene
less: temporal order of events, events about which they have greater knowledge |
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what is the purpose of Miranda?
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avoid he-said she-said conflict by securing suspect’s right against self-incrimination
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why can waivers of Miranda rights be problematic?
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interrogators may assume their guilt, ask guilt-presumptive questions, and use evidence ploys to trick innocent suspects into confessing
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evidence of Miranda being "whittled away" (3)
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1) some confessions that violate Miranda may still be used at trial 2) Miranda does not apply unless the suspect is in custody 3) Miranda does not apply unless the suspect is being interrogated
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4 ways to be sure that a false confession is a true false confession
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1) suspect confesses to a crime that didn’t occur 2) suspect confesses to a crime that it was physically impossible for her to have committed 3) the actual perpetrator is apprehended, and his guilt is objectively established 4) scientific DNA that establishes confessor’s innocence
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pre-interrogation police strategies (4)
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1) Disarm the suspect by acting kindly 2) physically and socially isolate suspect 3) soften up suspect by using flattery, rapport building, etc. 4) minimize importance of Miranda
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What is minimization? 5 examples
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help the subject save face by 1) justifying his actions 2) decreasing his guilt 3) expressing empathy 4) minimizing seriousness of the crime 5) appealing to his honor
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What is maximization? 4 examples.
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intimidate subjects into confession by 1) confronting them with real or false evidence 2) accusing them of lying 3) identifying inconsistencies in their stories 4) emphasizing the seriousness of the crime
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Feld's statistics on maximization / minimization in juvenile interrogations
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Minimization: 45%
Maximization: 89% |
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Frazier v. Cupp confession standard
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jvoluntariness of confession must be judged by the totality of the circumstances…fabricated evidence does not necessarily violate due process
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police use of fabricated evidence
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most powerful interrogation tool. Police may: lie about fingerprints and video cameras, state that other accomplices have turned them in, and point to signs of nonverbal behavior that indicate guilt
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three types of false confessions
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1) voluntary - people want notoriety, want to protect someone else, or can’t distinguish fact from fiction. Lindbergh kidnapping. 2) Compliant: confessor believes that short-term benefits of confessing outweigh long-term consequences. Central park jogger. 3) Internalized: suspect distrusts his own memory as a result of manipulative interrogation techniques. Michael Crowe.
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fundamental attribution error w/ regard to confessions
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juries attribute confessions to stable, internal factors of the individual rather than out-of-control outside forces like the interrogation
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interrogation recording's effect on perception
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when just suspect’s face is recorded, he seems guiltier due to ILLUSORY CAUSATION. Back-and-forth between suspect and interrogator forces people to perceive external factors of the situation.
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UK interrogations
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Goal is to obtain information about the crime, rather than a confession. Not allowed to lie about evidence. Some studies say that this setup produces more true confessions and fewer false confessions than American way.
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