Expert witness

victim (Aeschylus 279). Because of the curse, doing the right thing brings punishment to those involved. By way of example, the Furies, gods of retribution, seek vengeance on Orestes for murdering Clytaemnestra: "...and from the outraged dead we rise, witness bound to avenge their blood we rise in flames against him to the end!" (Aeschylus 245, 318-320). Due to the relevance of fate, and curses, and purging, the definitions of virtue and piety are not as straightforward many believe them to be.…

The goal of civil law is to resolve disputes between parties (individuals or entities).2 For example, in the preceding illustration, you had a dispute with a fellow student. The civil law system allows you, the injured party, to resolve your dispute in a civilized, orderly fashion. Without this option, you might be tempted to ‘‘take matters into your own hands.’’ The defendant in a civil case does not have to worry about the possibility of incarceration. On the other hand, incarceration…

Abrego, Leisy Janet. "“I can’t go to college because I don’t have papers”: Incorporation patterns of Latino undocumented youth." Latino Studies 4.3 (2006): 212-231. Leisy Janet Abrego is an associate professor at UCLA, in Latina/o Studies, Central Americans in the U.S., Gender, Families, Immigration Laws in Everyday Life. Some of her other work include “Legitimacy, social identity, and the mobilization of law: The effects of Assembly Bill 540 on undocumented students in California”, “Legal…

between Johnson and her professor became so heated that the professor expelled Johnson from his class. This story made headlines, however, there is still the unanswered question: Should what happened to the Native Americans be considered genocide? Experts have backed both…

Forensic psychologists play an important role in the criminal justice system. They must assess whether defendants are fit to stand trial and whether they were sane at the time they committed crimes. In some cases, officials may also ask them to assess the mental health of inmates on death row. Inmates who are insane cannot be put to death. In all criminal trials, it's up to the jury to decide guilt or innocence. Still, a psychologist's assessment can have a profound influence on the outcome of a…

When children witness violence against their main caregiver, the main person who is supposed to protect them, it can compromise the child’s attachment to that parent. At times it can even undermine the trust they have for their mother and her ability to take care of them…

been either a jail monitor or a detainee. When they were put in their part they were to mimic a jail domain and witness what might. As it turned out the trial was a gigantic achievement or disappointment, contingent upon how it is taken a gander at. The volunteers did not take long to fall into the moves they were decided for. The detainees took only one day to start to scrutinize the expert of the gatekeepers as they had a disobedience on the second day of the test. Amid this defiance they…

Experts claim that the testosterone in steroids can cause a psychological imbalance, due to increased levels of testosterone a person might experience “roid rage”. “Roid rage” is the drastic change in moods accompanied by heightened aggressiveness, this is…

The year 2004, in Caneville, Oregon, The Caneville Control of Illegal Racing Clubs Ordinance passed by a unanimous vote in order to correct the deadly problem of drag races. Drag racing is a type of motorcar racing where, 2 or more participants test how fast their cars can go in comparison to each other. This type of racing has become a serious issue within the past few years, even resulting in three deaths and plenty of minor injuries in Caneville. On the night of May 21, 2005, Dana Kendall,…

I am a forensic anthropologist whose name is Kareem. I have been working in this field for 24 years. My job is to use my knowledge of the human skeleton to decipher and demystify clues from the decedent’s bones in order to identify the deceased. Additionally, in Harvard I earned my professional degree which took me 10 years. I studied forensic anthropology because I have always wanted to be a forensic anthropologist since I was seven years old. I have identified forty nine decedent’s identity.…