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Jun 16, 2024
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JS 662 - Evidentiary Problems in the Juvenile and Family Court (2 units)
Current evidence considerations and challenges facing judges hearing juvenile and family cases.
Grading Basis: S/U only
Units of Lecture: 2
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. discuss the reliability of eyewitness testimony and utilize clues to help determine its accuracy.
2. describe the factors that can affect children’s suggestibility and memory recall and list best practices for conducting interviews with children.
3. explain how adolescent brain development, particularly the development of the prefrontal cortex, influences decision-making skills and risk-taking behaviors.
4. define and contrast capacity and competency in the context of adolescent maturity/immaturity.
5. articulate why juveniles are more vulnerable to interrogation techniques that generate false confessions.
6. discuss the purpose of psychological testing, evaluate the qualifications of an expert to give such tests, and determine if such tests are being used appropriately.
7. explain how the cases of Frye v. U.S. and Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. affected the admissibility of scientific testimony and a judge’s responsibility as a gatekeeper.
8. describe the impact of the Sixth Amendment confrontation clause on the admissibility of hearsay.
9. assess the legal and social significance of testimonial parent-child privilege.
10. identify the role logic, personality, life experience, and values play in judicial decision making.
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