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Showing 1 to 20 of 338 for “"Witnesses"”.
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Memorial Museums and Material Witnesses: Framing Objects as Witnesses to Trauma
… museum experience? Instead of being silent witnesses to the past, I propose that objects can become contact points of ethical engagement and understanding when it concerns traumatic events in history. The ability and necessity of seeing objects as more than mere things to be manipulated by …
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Child witnesses in Scottish criminal courts
Gathering evidence from young and vulnerable witnesses requires special care, and subjecting them to the traditional adversarial form of examination and cross-examination – often characterized by overly leading, complex, and confusing questioning – has come under increased scrutiny. The present …
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Jurors' perceptions of child witnesses with disabilities
… shown that jurors find children less credible witnesses than adults (Goodman & Bottoms, 1993). It has also been suggested that prosecutors are less likely to prosecute a case that involves a child with a disability (Perry & Wrightsman, 1991). The purpose of the present study was to assess …
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Characteristics of Effective Expert Witnesses in Rehabilitation Counseling
Vocational expert witnesses are retained to perform vocational assessments and provide vocational rehabilitation counseling services to disabled individuals. They are often required to testify as expert witnesses at trials on cases in which they have evaluated disabled individuals or provided …
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Attorneys' perceptions of child witnesses with mental retardation
… revealed skepticism as to their reliability as witnesses in the court of law. Even more so, children with mental retardation face the issue of credibility because of their age and disability. The purpose of this study is to assess attorneys' perceptions of child witnesses with mental …
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Becoming Accountable: Jehovah's Witnesses and the responsibilities of evangelism
For Jehovah’s Witnesses, evangelism is of prime importance. It forms the core of their identity and is shaped by an ethics of communication. Witness evangelism is a fundamentally pedagogical process through which one “learns the truth” by studying the Bible with a Witness. In this thesis I describe …
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Old Testament characters as Christological witnesses in the Fourth Gospel
This dissertation examines the Christological witness function of the Old Testament characters in the Gospel of John. Chapter 1 discusses the problem concomitant to the bi-partite nature of the Christian Bible and the scholarly solutions suggested to remedy this issue. The importance of Christology …
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Written plans and self-evaluations in investigative interviews with witnesses
… the WA Police Academy conducted interviews with witnesses of mock crimes on four occasions during their 26-week recruit training. The first interview was conducted in the second week of recruits’ training; the second interview was conducted following legal and procedural training; the third …
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Discerning Witnesses: First and Second Century Textual Studies in Christian Authority
The purpose of this research is to examine the sources of authority employed by Marcion, Clement of Rome, and Ignatius of Antioch as they navigated competing theologies during the post-Apostolic period of the early Christian church. Combining textual analysis and historical reconstruction, this …
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The construction of facial composites by witnesses with mild learning disabilities
In a criminal investigation, witnesses may get asked by the police to provide a<br/>perpetrator’s description or to generate a composite image of the perpetrator’s face. Due to their elevated vulnerability to victimisation people with a learning disability (LD) may be more likely than other members …
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Witnesses in South Africa, the stepchildren of the criminal justice system
… of the introduction of the Bill of Rights. Witnesses and victims of crime have not escaped the impact of the Constitution on the criminal justice system. Their rightful place in the criminal justice process is the subject of this thesis.
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Science, psychopathy, and sexually violent predators: do expert witnesses make a difference?
Many states allow individuals to be civilly committed as “sexually violent predators” if a judge or jury determines they are likely to engage in a sexual offense once released due to a mental abnormality or personality disorder. To be committed, the evidence must demonstrate that the person in …
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Understanding How Undergraduate Students and Seniors Perceive Jury Duty and Child Witnesses
… between true and false testimonies from child witnesses. An undergraduate sample was used as a comparison group. From responses on a jury duty questionnaire, we found that informing senior participants about the senior opt-out law at the start of the study did not impact their desire to serve …
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The believability of hearsay testimony involving child witnesses: effects of age and format
Open court testimony poses difficulty for child witnesses required to face the defendant. Certain laws allow hearsay testimony to replace the alleged child victim's testimony. This study examines the relationship of the child's age to the relative believability of three hearsay testimony fonnats in …
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Drawing to support vulnerable witnesses' and victims' episodic memory : increasing access to justice
Information provided by witnesses is fundamental to the investigation of criminal offences, and vulnerable people make up a large proportion of witnesses who enter the criminal justice system. Research concerning particularly vulnerable witnesses (i.e., children with autism) is still in its …
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Doing the ‘right’ thing: A sociological exploration of pro-social behaviour by independent witnesses
… has three phases. The first allows independent witnesses to describe their emotions, decision-making and motivations for taking part in the criminal justice process where there is no overt benefit for themselves to do so. The study identifies three key points in the witnesses’ journey through …
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Levels of deprivation in supporting child witnesses in sexual abuse cases : a case study
… facing the supporters who work with the child witnesses in the Child Witness Project, which is a project using an empowerment approach to prepare children for court and support them throughout the court processes.
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The effects of language on the informativeness and accuracy of child witnesses in Kenya
… analysis of the legal framework supporting child witnesses in Kenya, I found that children are supported by an impressive and progressive wide-ranging legal framework, recognising both home-grown and international instruments to which Kenya is a signatory. However, there is need for studies to …
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An Evaluation of the Victim/witness Advocate Program for Victims and Witnesses of Criminal Acts
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-12T19:55:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7811227.pdf: 8295023 bytes, checksum: 1e0174e75cfed4685b3d21986979b067 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1978
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The Two Witnesses of Revelation 11:1-13: Arguments, Issues of Interpretation, and a Way Forward
… narrative of Rev 11:1-13 involves two prophet-witnesses. The question of the identity of the two witnesses of Rev 11:1-13 has been answered in a variety of ways. In the history of exegetical investigation, they have been seen as two actual people, a symbol for a larger group, or even a symbol …
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