As a future professional in sports psychology, I have learned a lot about defending myself against a lawsuit of negligence. This doesn’t mean I can represent myself in court but I can tell the difference between a good lawyer and a bad one. In being a sports psychologist I will take on many roles in my future career, depending on where I am.
The case prosecuted under the court of Appeal of Ontario, Her Majesty the Queen v Danny Lalumiere, in 2011, was intended to appeal the conviction of counseling to commit murder. The appellant argued that the life sentence was not appropriate and was outside the range of sentences imposed on similar offenders for similar offenses. This is an example of a case where legal guilt was used to provide a conviction. The conviction of the appellant was based on the testimony of a psychiatrist doctor, Dr. Pallandi, who provided a profile of the accused and concluded that the appellant was pathologically predisposed to commit an offense. The appellate court ruled against the Crown’s decision at the trial, stating that the appellant lacked moral culpability for his offenses and therefore the sentence was not deserved.
The legal guideline aims to remind psychologists about their primary obligations as well as rational “precautions to respect the confidentiality rights of those with whom they work or consult, recognizing that confidentiality may be established by law, institutional rules, or professional or scientific relationships.” Maintaining privacy and confidentiality of the defendant facilitate their openness assisting them to recall and relate “pertinent facts and events, including his motives and actions at the time of the offense, and be able to testify in his behalf and to challenge prosecution witnesses.”
A mental health expert in a criminal trial may offer an opinion on the ultimate legal issue of whether the defendant did or did not have a mental state or condition that constitutes an element of the crime charged or of a defense PA rules of evidence adopted the FRE 704(A) which states that an opinion is not objectionable just because it embraces an ultimate issue. (704(a)). PA rules of evidence does not adopt FRE 704B. However, PA courts have ruled that expert testimony, which concerns a defendant's mental capacity to form the type of specific intent a conviction for murder of the first degree requires, significantly advance the inquiry as to the presence or absence of an essential element of the crime, resulting in relevant testimony. (Commonwealth v. Walzack). In this criminal case a mental health expert is prepared to offer an opinion on the whether the defendant was insane at the time of the offense.
Critical Evaluation of Court Case Kwame Danquah Argosy University Professional & Ethical Issues in Forensic Psych FP6500 Dr. Cronin, Christopher December 6th, 2017 Expert Witnesses and Ethics In the case regarding Commonwealth of Virginia against Richard Allen, two licensed psychologists Dr. Boggio and Dr. Foley were referenced as expert witnesses. Dr. Boggio gave his testimony based on the mandated tests and interviewing the defendant Richard Allen. He seems to have a deeper psychological insight and exclusive knowledge about Allen. Several ethical aspects can be drawn from Dr. Boggio’s testimony about the defendant.
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Mr. Thelaw’s conduct would likely be considered extreme and outrageous when he manipulated Ms. Smartpants emotions in front of the class. Courts have reasoned that a defendant cannot deliberately attempt to manipulate the emotions of a plaintiff, for a perceived advantage over a plaintiff who is susceptible to emotional distress. KOVR-TV, Inc., 37 Cal. Rptr. 2d at 435; McDaniel, 281 Cal.
In rape cases specifically, a sexual assault forensic exam can be performed on the victim and examined by the forensic examiners to assure the rape did occur. An inclusion of psychologists would lower the bias of the jury as psychologists are educated on the trauma experienced by rape victims and do not have the same negative attitude towards rape victims as many citizens have. A study from 2007 regarding jury accuracy shows how negatively the legislation can also affect the defendant, as juries gave the wrong verdict approximately one in eight times (Tremmel,
The aspect of psychology and law research from this week is correlated to the week four-course material is most relevant to the topic of interrogations and false confession techniques that are used by the detectives. In the case that was presented in the documentary West of Memphis is an investigation of a failure of justice in Arkansas. The interrogation methods from the detectives lead to a false confession. A false confession is an admission to a criminal act that the confessor did not commit (Greene & Heilbrun, 2014, p. 165).
However, he is careful to state that he’s neither opposed to getting criminals off the street nor to incarceration. He just states that with all the advances made in neuroscience, it would be inappropriate for the legal system to treat everyone as if they have the power to make the right decisions in the first place. However, Eagleman also recognizes the legal implications of these advances as declaring people guilty or not guilty and determining appropriate legal punishments would become more complicated than before. At the end, he proposes ways in which neurobiological advances could be applied to help the mentally ill criminals to help them gain more self-control and more importantly, to keep them from going back to
Criminal Justice Psychologist The psychologist is a vital asset to the criminal justice system. The psychologist can examine victims, police officials and various witnesses thus making them ethically obligated to make the right decisions and evaluations. This essay will discuss the roles of psychologist as they work within the criminal justice system. I will Identify and describe the psychologists’ roles within the criminal justice system as it pertains to the applied scientist, the basic scientist, the policy evaluator, and the advocate.
This deals with the thoughts, intentions and reactions of criminals. This also includes all that partakes in the criminal behaviour. In comparison to anthropological criminology, psychology deals with everything that makes the criminal “tick”, as opposed to the physical evidence. The questions that I formed can easily be related to the article because they are thought-provoking, and they ask about the actual intentions and thought process related to the crime. All of my questions could explain why certain things happened that was stated in the article, including why cigarettes and money was stolen, why the crime was committed at 4:00 AM, and many more.
Likewise, being Hyde is an undoubtable power trip for Jekyll. This is best emphasized in his exclamation before transforming before Dr. Lanyon’s very eyes. “Not only are these words spoken as if by Jekyll but their melodramatic intensity offers a glimpse of the pride and ambition, as well as the desire for irresponsible pleasure, that went into the making of Edward Hyde, and that live in him as well.” (Garrett 193) The success of his transcendental experiment shows a marvelous new control over the human form and the human mind, after all.
Psychology graduates all have an interest in the same field of study, and a number of the witnesses to the Bulger case could have been from a similar area. Both of these studies were relatively small studies only including a small number and potentially type of person. Thus, they can only begin to start answering these questions, however they are equally adequate starting points to ask questions and receive enough evidence for larger
In the case of Mary Barnett, I agree with the courts decision to find her guilty of second degree murder and manslaughter. This is largely based on my analysis of the witnesses presented during the trial and the demeanor and actions of the defendant. Having an associates degree in psychology helped me formulate decisions about the role of each character and what part they were to play during the course of the trial. I utilized the teaching from the text book as well as the concepts from my social psychology class which required me to people watch and analyze the surroundings, body language, and actions of others.
