Eyewitness testimony

In the quest to find alleged suspects who seem to have blood on their hands, the First 48 uncovers the truths behind what goes on in many different aspects. It covers the area of investigation and what fundamental piece it plays. The series airs a documentary that focuses on two murder cases that take place in Tulsa, OK on the Northside and the second case in New Orleans, LA. In the second case named “The Third Man” a get together turns fatal when a man is found dead and the other badly beaten…

History is the past analyzed and recorded, it is not everything that ever happened or everything that historians have already written about. While the existence of subjectivity in history is not often questioned many philosophers have rejected the possibility of objective historical knowledge. This essay seeks to explain the ways in which history consists of both elements of objectivity and subjectivity. Objectivity refer to the lack of bias. With this being said there is no objective truth…

because they have the potential to save lives, give better representation than hearing a testimony, and make suspects less likely to run or attack an officer because everything they do is caught on camera. One of the biggest police shootings was the one that occurred in Ferguson, Missouri when Michael Brown was murdered by a police officer. Police reports stated that Brown was the aggressor even though all eyewitness reports say that was not the case. This led to an uprising in the police body…

There have been four United States Presidents assassinated; however, no presidential assassination has been shrouded in as much controversy as the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th President of The United States and was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, while riding in the presidential limousine through Dealey Plaza with his wife Jacqueline Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally (Ling 50). The believed assassin was Lee…

The trials of war are never simple; in fact, they are a very complicated concoction of humanitarian aid, military campaigns, and politics. The United States of America was on the outside of the European conflict of World War II clinging to their beliefs of isolation. However, our government officials knew this would not and could not last. In 1941, the United States entered World War II. Its allies would be Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. By the war’s end, it became common…

that lose their lives on a seemingly ordinary day of wildfire fighting. The choice of recounting this tale in a Greek-story format shows us the academic, intellectual prowess of Maclean and his want to not only talk about the historical facts and testimony, but to meet the reader in his heart and express emotions that fill the empty factual spaces. Maclean says, “A storyteller, unlike a historian, must follow compassion wherever it leads him. He must be able to accompany his characters, even…

A “Proffer Agreement” is defined as “a written contract between a federal prosecutor and a defendant, or a person under criminal investigation, where the defendant agrees to provide the prosecutor with useful information. The statements they made will not be used against them in future criminal proceedings(Link)”. Proffer Agreement should be defined because later on in the case some suspects use this agreement with police to provide light to the case without incriminating themselves. What would…

Abstract The proposed research is designed to address whether individuals born in culturally collectivist’s backgrounds or individualistic backgrounds are more or less likely to conform than the other under social pressures. Participants will be 40 male and 40 female undergraduate students from Monash University. Half of which will be of Asian descent and the other of Caucasian descent. Participants will first undergo a self-monitoring scale (SMS) prior to the study; and grouped as either LSM or…

Imagine this. You walk out of your house, grab the newspaper, look at the newspaper while you walk to your car, and finally get into your car. You start the car and drive to the bank. You were staring at the newspaper for so long that you weren’t paying attention to the person parked behind you. Now they know where your house is and what kind of car you drive. You drop your kids off at daycare. They now know what your kids look like and where they are during the day. This person follows you and…

States should discuss the common cause for the innocence who has been punished for the death penalty. Common causes of innocence in death penalty would be: false confessions, government misconduct, snitch testimony, and eyewitness error (Glover). By discussing the common causes for death penalties on the innocent, states will most likely have a better understanding on how to rid of the misunderstanding when speaking with the perpetrator. Depending on the crime of the…