When Can Adverse Inferences Be Drawn from a Defendants Silence

question 3

Multiple Choice

When can adverse inferences be drawn from a defendants silence? Inferences can be drawn from all of these, as stated under S34-37 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

• A)During the trial of the defendant
• B)Failure to mention a fact later being relied upon in court
• C)Failure to account for a mark
• D)Failure to account for their presence at a particular place

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Definitions:

Complex Attitude

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Mere Exposure

A psychological phenomenon where repeated exposure to a stimulus increases an individual's preference for that stimulus.

Implicit Association Test (IAT)

A psychological test designed to measure the strength of an individual's automatic associations between mental representations of objects (concepts) in memory.

Prosocial Behavior

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