Forensic investigators 3290
Two different questions:
Discussion 1: For this Discussion, you will identify and select a recent criminal case from the local news (e.g., newspaper article or television report, etc.) and consider how diversity may have impacted the case, or how it might impact the case in the future.
For example, if you chose to review a criminal case from your local news about a young woman who was raped and the suspect is unknown, you could discuss how the victim’s race, gender, and age may impact a jury’s impression of her and the veracity of her testimony. Or you might consider how her socio-economic status impacts her opportunity to receive mental health and medical treatments. Likewise, you could also explore how her religion may impact how she copes with the trauma.
- Identify and select a recent criminal case from the local news (e.g., newspaper article or television report, etc.), and then consider how diversity may have impacted the case or how it might impact the case in the future.
- Description of the case you selected, including the relevant citations and URL links
- Explanation of how one or more aspects of diversity (i.e., gender, religious beliefs, gender identify, race, culture, socio-economic status) may have impacted the case, or how it might impact the case in the future
- Description of how you, as a forensic psychology professional, can help promote diversity, reduce bias, and help catalyze positive social change
- No ai or plagiarism
- Discussion 2:
- Review the murder of Travis Alexander by Jodi Arias, paying particular attention to the expert witness testimony by Dr. Janeen DeMarte.
- Post a response to the following:
- Identify three forensic assessment instruments (i.e., intelligence, personality, personality disorders) that would be appropriate for assessing Ms. Arias.
- Identify why each instrument is appropriate for this case.
- Support your assessment of the instruments based on each of the following:
- Reliability
- Validity
- Norming sample populations
- Explain why it is important in your present or future forensic role to have a thorough understanding of the assessment instrument(s) used by the forensic professional.