Expert witness

“If it bleeds, it leads,” is the motto of many mainstream media outlets as stories of murder and rape fill the headlines and bylines. Interest in these topics tends to build up and generate discussion, especially when it comes to the morality of the transgressor’s sentence and possible capital punishment. People take different sides of the issue, with one side saying that the death penalty is justified because it is a deterrent against further murders. However, the current system of capital…

I am currently dual enrolled at Daytona State College and would like to double major in criminology and psychology. I hope to become a forensic psychologist. Forensic psychology, as defined by the American Psychological Association (APA), is the application of clinical specialties to the legal arena. Thus, the practice of forensic psychology, and perhaps the most frequent duty of forensic psychologists, is the psychological assessment of individuals who are involved, in one way or another, with…

was a close enough one and rendered a guilty verdict and both men were sentenced to die (Owen, 2009). The guilty verdict was overturned after questions were raised to the validity of the ballistic tests. A known scam artist and self-proclaimed expert Alexander Hamilton, raised enough concerns to mandate a retrial (Newby, 2007). Years earlier, it was this same Hamilton character that almost cost an innocent man his life. Hamilton presented unscientific ballistic evidence to the jury but it was…

Out of love, parents sometime resort to physical punishment. Most parents belief that it is the one thing needful so as to convict the children’s bad behavior. It has been defined as “the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience bodily pain or discomfort so as to correct or punish the child’s behavior” (Holinger,2015). This includes: spanking, hitting, pinching, squeezing, paddling, whipping, smacking, slapping, washing a child’s mouth with soap, making a child…

An Insight to Margaret Sanger’s Legacy During the early twentieth century, women had no access to contraceptives and they had no power in deciding when they wanted to start a family. In the United States, women were charged with a crime if they educated, distributed, or possessed any form of contraception. This banned was supported by the Comstock Act, which was passed by Congress in 1873, but there were people who did not support it (Comstock Act | United States [1873]). One of the activist…

they need to experience it somewhere first. Children growing up in families were domestic violence or abusive behaviour is evident among the parents have a much higher chance of becoming bullies at school. They learn the types of behaviour that they witness at home and bring them out on the playground at school. No one has told them that it is not appropriate behaviour so how are they to know? When this behaviour is first discovered, this is when action needs to be taken. If a child is taught as…

could have or couldn’t have led to the collapse of the World trade center. He does this by using claims and official reports released by the government, and where their story is lacking based on eyewitness accounts, lack of physical evidence, and expert opinions and analysis. I feel that Evert’s arguments are valid because he uses lots of credible sources from people like witnesses and engineers and that there is actually no physical proof that al-Qaida was even responsible for the attacks. He…

an organizations may better themselves by improving the weaknesses. The strengths may also be observed if the corporation believe it is beneficial to the success of their future. As companies look deeper into their own establishment, they may witness unwanted matters. But when the weaknesses are recognized and improved, the outcome would be the company…

In Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s film, Blackfish (2013), Cowperthwaite captures the psychological torture killer whales, specifically Tilikum and Kasatka, face at Sea World after being brutally separated from their families. The film takes us through the journey of captured killer whales becoming mentally unstable and being used for entertainment purposes. This film displays archival footage and interviews with former trainers who had close experiences with killer whales at Sea World. The attacks at…

Case Study of Motive: Season 2, Episode 4 Kai Mizuno Motive, a crime show with a unique twist. At the beginning of every episode, the viewer is shown who the killer and victim are. The episode goes on to show detectives trying to solve the crime, while also showing scenes from the past to allow the viewer to decipher what the killer’s motive was. This unique twist of presenting crime also allows viewers to see different angles of how forensics play into solving crimes. Forensic tests performed…