McMartin Preschool Trial Viewing Guide

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McMartin Preschool Trial Viewing Guide Prosecutors 1. The text discusses the prosecutor’s office at work. From the tape, cite some examples of work issues related in the text.

 

 

2. How does discretion fit into the picture?

 

 

3. Cite a specific example of conflicting goals?

 

 

4. What role did politics play in the prosecution of this case (cite specific examples)?

 

 

Defense Attorneys

1. Review the section on defense attorneys and courtroom work groups. From the tape, cite some examples that parallel the text.

 

 

2. How significant was discretion with respect to the defense attorney?

 

 

3. How did the defense attorney’s attitude change as the trial process progressed (cite specific examples)?

 

 

4. How was the defense attorney viewed by the prosecutor? By the press? By clients?

 

Defendants and Victims

1. How important were the victims in the decision-making process engaged in by the prosecutors and the judge?

 

 

2.Cite a specific example of an action you believe might have been classified as manipulating the victim.

 

 

3. How can the needs of the victim be reconciled with the concept of due process for the defendant (How can the needs of both the victim and the defendant be addressed within the same justice system)?

 

 

4. In your opinion, how (specifically) was the presumption of innocence violated in this case?

 

 

Afflicted with various illnesses, including cancer

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Ed is representing two families who believe that they have been afflicted with various illnesses, including cancer because they were poisoned by radiation leaking from a power plant that is about one mile from where Ed’s plaintiffs have lived for many years. Due to the population explosion in that part of the state and the attendant subdivisions, there are approximately 10,000 residents within a 5- miles radius of the power plant.

All of these are potential clients. So, rather than do anything that would alert the nuclear plant of more lawsuits by mailing out/posting fliers to inquire about the health of each of the residents, Ed decides to send his paralegal Erin out to go door-to-door to inquire whether any of the residents (1) have the types of afflictions Ed’s current clients have and (2) have they any interest in bringing suit against the plant.

If Erin finds enough interest, Ed is planning to turn the case into a class action litigation. Can Erin legally do what Ed has purposed? Fvnlain urnlll- anclnlnr ‘Fllll’u

Review and try to apply what you have learned to your experiences with direct practice in your field.

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This toolbox section is for you to review and try to apply what you have learned to your experiences with direct practice in your field.

Respond to the prompts below.

Please give an example of how you might strengthen a client’s ego functions in your fieldwork.

Please give an example from your fieldwork of a client who demonstrated adaptive and maladaptive defensive functioning.

Please provide an example of ego-supportive and/or ego-modifying interventions you have used or might use with a particular client.

Learning to Read and Use Psychological Research -50 points

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Learning to Read and Use Psychological Research -50 points

Copy the questions below into your own document, answer, save as a word or RTF document and attach in the Learning to Read and Use Research Assignment. Answer in complete, grammatically correct sentences and proofread. This assignment will prepare you to write a summary for the next assignment.

  1. First, watch the “how to” video in the research module in Canvas.  Then, choose an appropriate article in Proquest. While you have the article open in ProQuest, highlight the internet address bar at the top Copy and Paste the URL into the space here:

 

  1. What is the title of your article? What is the title of the journal where your article can be found?

 

  1. In one or two sentences, in your own words, what is the purpose of your article? What is the research question?

 

 

 

  1. Method- How many people are studied in your article?

 

Where did the authors get the people for your study?

 

 

What tests did they give, or what did they do with the people?

 

 

 

  1. What were the results? What did they find from the testing?

 

 

 

 

  1. Why does this matter? How and who does it help? (Should be in the discussion section)

 

 

 

 

  1. In the literature review section of your article at the beginning, there will be information cited from other articles as background. Citations will be made in parentheses using the author’s last names and year. These citations are used to give credit to the correct author for their ideas and work and to avoid plagiarism. Copy and paste one of the in-text citations from your article here:

 

8.       Put your article source information into APA

Follow this example exactly but use your article’s authors (year) title. Journal title. Volume(issue).pages. doi:Bean-Ritter, C., Brant, D. W., & Torchia-Thompson, L. (2013). Effects of anxiety on students’       procrastination of their research papers. Journal of Fake Psychology Example, 7(2), 73- 92. http://doi.org ds 10: 1012587.3.564Your article’s reference:9.       Is your article a primary source? How do you  know?

 

TaskPointsTotal 50
URL copied from source5
Article title/Journal Title5
Research question/purpose/problem- Why?5
Method- who, when, when, where, and how?5
Results- What did they find?5
Discussion- Why/how does it matter? How can it be used?5
Copy at least one in text citation in APA format5
Reference Page- source in APA format10
Primary Source or not?5

The High Court handed down its Decision in Kartinyeri v Commonwealth (1998) 195 CLR 337

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In 1998, the High Court handed down its decision in Kartinyeri v Commonwealth (1998) 195 CLR 337. Select ONE of the four judgments in the case. Critically analyse how the judge/s arrived at their decision.

Why did did you choose this judgment.

Do you agree with the decision of the judge whose analysis you are critiquing?

How might your understanding of some of the legal theories we have discussed this semester help you to analyse the decision?

MRI findings in patients with intermittent explosive disorder

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MRI findings in patients with intermittent explosive disorder may reveal changes to which
area of the brain that is associated with loss of impulse control? A. Cerebellum

History of Racial Directions

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History of Racial Directions: Read the information below and answer the questions that I Slavery: Slavery was the brutal forced labor of millions of kidnapped Africans brought to the colonies (paul then the United States) from 1618-1865. Slaves were brought to the colonies to help plant and harvest grind They lived in horrible conditions, with little food, beatings and whippings, rape, murder; they were not allowed to learn to read or own weapons or personal property.

The issue of slavery divided the nation and the Civil War was fought between the anti-slavery Northern Union and the pro-slavery Southern Confederacy, The North won the war and the 13th Amendment, which made slavery illegal, was added to the Constitution Segregation/Jim Crow Laws: When slavery ended, the South immediately passed a series of laws that discriminated and protected the white power structure that was in place.

Although the 14th and 15th Amendments ensured rights for African Americans, many states passed laws to lessen or eliminate these rights. African Americans didn’t gain most of these rights back until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s. Lynching: Between 1882 and 1968, 4,743 people were lynched in the U.S.; 73% were black and the other 27% were white people being punished for helping them, or for domestic crimes.

Lynching is the unlawful murder by an angry mob. (www.naacp.org) War on Drugs: Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton adopted new laws to fight the "war on drugs." These laws, such as the Three Strikes Law, introduced mandatory sentences for nonviolent drug crimes. This led to a huge increase in incarcerations, especially for people of color.

Although African Americans comprise 13% of the U.S. population, they comprise nearly 40% of those incarcerated in state or federal prisons on drug violations.

National jail populations skyrocketed and African-Americans and Latinos now make up almost half the total U.S. prison population. Voting Rights: One of the major effects of incarcerations for nonviolent drug felonies, or any felony, is that in 48 states, you can no longer vote while in prison for a felony. Even after serving your time, nine states do not allow or restrict voting rights for felons.

1. Did the end of slavery end racism or bring true equality? Explain. 2. Did the end of legal segregation in the 1960s end racism or bring true equality? Explain. 3. Can laws ever end racism, and which laws would you change in order to ensure all citizens are represented fairly and equally? Explain.

The Model Penal Code test

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On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley attempted to kill President Reagan. There were several witnesses to the shooting, and the evidence was overwhelming. Apply the Model Penal Code test to this case to determine Hinckley’s mental state defense and what the jury’s verdict would have to be. Be sure to defend your response.

Research this case and imagine yourself as Hinckley’s defense attorney.

 

A. Apply the Model Penal Code test to this case to determine Hinckley’s mental state defense and what the jury’s verdict would have to be. Be sure to defend your response.

 

B. After the Hinckley verdict was reached, many states opted for a new test to be utilized. The Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984 shifted the burden of proof from the prosecution to the defense. Apply the present statutory test to the case. How do you believe the jury would vote if Hinckley were tried today? Why?

 

C. What historical milestone case involving the Second Amendment emerged from the events of this situation? How has this case impacted the criminal justice practitioner?

Having been A paralegal before becoming a lawyer

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Having been a paralegal before becoming a lawyer, Johanna is eager to promote the use of her own paralegals. So, when one of her senior paralegals, Ashton, successfully passes the Paralegal Certification (CP) exam offered by the National Association for Legal Assistants (NALA), Johanna takes Ashton out for a celebratory dinner and gives him a raise. In addition, Johanna provides Ashton with new business cards and lists him on the firm’s letterhead.

Both the business cards and the letterhead list Ashton as “Ashton R. Campbell, R-P.” a. Given what you’ve learned from Chapter 6, do you believe this is allowed under the rules dealing with legal advertising?

Why or why not? b. Regardless of your answer to a. above, can you think of any way to improve Ashton’s designation on his business cards or the firm’s letterhead? Explain fully.

Media stories miss important points

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Critically analyze the story – often media stories miss important points or even get the law wrong. Do a small amount of independent research to achieve this. Consider:

 

What level of court is involved? Is it an appeal from an earlier case or is it a trial? Describe how the parties ended up in court – who brought the action? What is the basis for the action? What is known about any potential defence?

 

What are the legal issues of the case (e.g. might the case change the existing law? What is controversial about the case that invites public interest?)

 

Are the legal issues of a procedural (i.e. dealing with the process of law) or a substantive (i.e. dealing with the substance of the law) nature? Or are they mixed?

 

Are there moral issues that are distinct from the legal issues? Does your group have different opinions about how the case should be resolved? Are your group’s thoughts based on the moral or the legal issues?