Psychology 2075 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Expert Witness, Gemini Awards, Lucy Decoutere

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: William Fisher

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Lecture 14 sexual assault and the ghomeshi trial. Part one: sexual assault in the canadian legal system. Definition of sexual assault in canada: no defi(cid:374)itio(cid:374) of (cid:862)rape(cid:863) i(cid:374) the criminal code of canada, (cid:862) e(cid:454)ual assault(cid:863, occurs when person a intentionally and without the consent of person b applies force to person. B, either directly or indirectly (criminal code of canada, s. 265 (r. s. c. , 1985, c. c-46): note: (cid:374)o defi(cid:374)itio(cid:374) of (cid:862)se(cid:454)ual(cid:863, assault of a sexual nature that violates the victim (r. v. chase, [1987] 2 s. c. r. 293: supreme court states that the act of sexual assault does not depend on contact with a specific body part. Possible responses to sexual assault and associated procedures. Credi(cid:271)ility (cid:894)(cid:862)o(cid:374)e (cid:449)ho is (cid:449)orthy of (cid:271)elief(cid:863)(cid:895: while credibility relates to sincerity, truthfulness, and logic, a lack of credibility does not necessarily mean lying, for example, bad memory (a poor historian)