Discuss the Importance of Pre-Lineup Instructions in Identification Procedures for Lineups

question 24

Essay

Discuss the importance of pre-lineup instructions in identification procedures for lineups.

Understand the constitutional duties of a prosecutor, including voluntary disclosure of evidence.

Define and critically assess the prosecutorial practice of overcharging.

Differentiate between inquisitorial and adversarial legal systems, focusing on the judge’s role and the system’s primary concerns.

Recognize the frequency and implications of unethical conduct among prosecutors.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Stimulus

is a stimulus that innately and involuntarily prompts a reaction without the necessity for previous learning.

Conditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly presented along with an unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus

A once-neutral cue that, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually induces a conditioned response.