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The question of civil competence focuses on whether an individual:

Which of the following doctrines derive from the constitutional requirement that the federal courts can only decide “cases and controversies?”

Diane was the sole eyewitness to a crime. After witnessing the crime, she talked with her husband and her co-workers about what she saw. These discussions potentially can taint her memory of the crime for it can

Sheri has been charged with the murder of a child that was in her care. When she was first brought in for questioning, she denied doing anything to hurt the child, but after 16 hours of questioning, she starts to believe that she did, in fact, hurt the child (in actuality, she did not). What type of false confession is this according to Kassin and Wrightman?

Which of the following statements is NOT a weakness of actuarial predictors of violence?

Why do most published opinions come from appellate courts?  

At the beginning of the trial, the opening statement is:

You are witnessing a trial. The judge is doing most of the questioning of witnesses, rather than the lawyers. In fact, the court- not the lawyers- has chosen which witnesses will testify. Where are you?

Which of the following statements about the relationship between psychology and law is incorrect?

After someone has been found NGRI (not guilty by reason of insanity), what typically must happen for the person to be released back into society?