Discuss the various identification methods used in the criminal justice system. Discuss some of the flaws with eye witness identifications?

1. Discuss the various identification methods used in the criminal justice system. Discuss some of the flaws with eye witness identifications?

2. What is the difference between physical evidence and circumstantial evidence? Which do you believe is more reliable to a jury? Discuss why.

3. What are some of the benefits and drawbacks to relying on DNA evidence in a criminal case?

Please review the two signed statements from witnesses. One is from Dawn Dietz, the prosecutor’s witness, and the other is from Joe “The Fireman”, the defense’s witness. Using these two witness statements and the facts provided to you in the week 1 discussion #2, answer the following questions:

1) If you were the prosecutor, how would you discredit the potential testimony of Joe The Fireman?

2) If you were the defense attorney, how would you discredit the potential testimony of Dawn Dietz?

3) Discuss some of the conflicts in the statements made by both Dietz and Joe and the facts provided in week 1.

4) What statements/testimony from the witnesses, the police officer and Mayo will be admissible and inadmissible? Discuss why.

Dorothy Smith claims that our knowledge of the world is dependent on our particular social location (our standpoint) in the world. Explain Smith’s standpoint theory and describe how your own particular social location influences your taken-for-granted knowledge of the social world. Also share a brief discussion of a news piece or article that relates to factors that can impact our social location/knowledge of the social world. Please include a link for the source; a full citation is not required.

Research three different graduate programs in psychology. Compare and contrast each program. Consider the following questions while doing so.

What information are applicants to graduate programs in psychology required to provide (e.g., academic information, standardized testing, recommendations, personal information, etc…)? What are the costs for graduate programs? What types of financial aid are available? What are other options (e.g., merit fellowships, assistantships, outside employment)? How much debt do graduate students generally take on and does that vary based on degree (masters vs. doctoral) or program (e.g., Ph.D. vs. Psy.D.)? How important is it to graduate from an accredited program/university?

Contrast the Humanistic and Existential perspectives as they pertain to the concept of personality. Which philosophical assumptions were most important to Rogers? Using the Existential framework, how do times of change and crisis lead us to reconsider our values?

Imagine you are trying to explain the present day American family to a person who has been stuck in the year 1980. You are attempting to bring him/her up to date on how the family has changed. Please provide at least 3 of the most profound ways that the family has shifted, and the reasons for the shift.

1. What is police discretion? Provide a detailed discussion.

2. Discuss and provide examples of internal & external controls of police discretion.

discuss/debate with your classmates your position on which factors you feel play a greater role pertaining to the problems associated with defining and determining the frequency of white-collar crime. Also, discuss with your classmate’s possible solutions to this problem.