CRIM 400 Lecture 8: CRIM 400 chapter 9, 10, 11 notes week 8
10 Feb 2017
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Week 8 chapter 9 and 10 and 11. Eyewitness testimony and accuracy and psychology of false confessions and. Types of presentations and presentation bias: simultaneous presentation, sequential presentation. United states attor(cid:374)ey ge(cid:374)eral ja(cid:374)et re(cid:374)o"s report. Ameliorative methods to problems associated with eyewitness identification and lineups. Three types of false confessions: voluntary false confessions, coerced-compliant false confessions, coerced-internalized false confessions. Competency to make a will (testamentary capacity) Competency to decide regarding treatment (informed consent) Means of protecting individuals who are incompetent to make decisions. The authority of the government to control its citizens originates from three places: the police power, the criminal justice authority, the state"s pare(cid:374)ts patriae authority. Right to safety: youngberg v. romeo (1982) Right to treatment: o"co(cid:374)(cid:374)or v. donaldson (1975, wyatt v. stickeny (2003) Right to refuse involuntary medication: washington v. harper (1990) The historical basis of the insanity defense. The model penal code: turning responsibility to the jury.
