LAWS 4802 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sympathetic Nervous System, Structured Interview, Arson
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Trying to protect you : parasympathetic- activates to calm things down. Sometimes even longer: only about 20 minutes in the actual test when the machine is attached to them. The rest of the process is for them to understand. Investigator should be there because they know the file better then anyone: test generally on specific issues, subject must know they are a suspect what the charges are, they need to understand the allegations. Sutability: mentally, physically, and psychologicaly healthy, voluntary, never pregnant, cant test on fresh arrest, interrogation- need a cool off period. Science: repetitious in nature, observation and experiment. Week 7: relaibaility is the measure of the internal consistency and stability of the measuring device. R v chalmers- aware that a person can contact a lawyer don"t have to talk if thye don"t want to or pressured to provide a statement.