The Use of the Polygraph
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A 7 page paper in which the writer discusses the polygraph and its uses. Controversy over the subject is expounded upon. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Polygrap.wps

A. Conan Doyle -- Sherlock Holmes / Logic In 'Adventure Of The Speckled Band'
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A 3 page paper describing Sherlock Holmes' use of the scientific method in solving the mystery presented by his author in 'The Adventure Of The Speckled Band.' Each step of the investigation is discussed and Holmes' methodology for proving his initial hypothesis is analyzed. No Bibliography.
Filename: Speckled.wps

“Innocence Lost: The Verdict”: A Review of the PBS Film Documenting a Child Sexual Abuse Case in North Carolina
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A 5 page overview of the film. The author of this paper relates the major events of the film and compares it to the HBO docudrama “The McMartin Trial”. In each film the subject is the alleged sexual abuse of children. In “Innocence Lost” the accused, Robert Kelly is found guilty despite the existence of practically no hard evidence. In “The McMartin Trial” the members of the McMartin family are absolved of guilt. This paper emphasizes the relative worth of the documentary verses the docudrama format and concludes that while Kelly serves his consecutive life sentences in jail, the McMartin’s serve theirs in an environment in which they will never be able to fully escape societal suspicion and disdain despite their proclaimed innocence. No sources are listed.
Filename: PPinnoce.rtf

"The Complete History of Jack the Ripper" by Philip Sugden
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A 3 page paper which provides a summary and review of "The Complete History of Jack the Ripper" by Philip Sugden. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAsugdn.rtf

A Consideration of Mandatory DNA Testing for Convicted Criminals
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An 8 page discussion of the rights and wrongs of implementing mandatory testing programs in our nation’s prisons. The argument is presented that such programs can be of tremendous benefit in that they offer solutions thousands of crimes, crimes about which a convicted criminal is likely to remain silent on and in all likelihood would escape detection without such programs. Mandatory testing would consequently be beneficial in that it would bring closure not only in a legal sense but in an emotional sense. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPdnaPrs.rtf

A Healthy Self-Concept
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A 3 page research paper that discusses how to improve self-concept. The writer offers the personal example of her troubles with math and discusses how her self-concept toward academic success with math can be improved. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khselcon.rtf

An Approach to the Psychological Diagnosis of Albert Fish and Jeffrey Dahmer, Notorious Child Molesters
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A 24 page paper analyzing the psychology of child molestation. In the more disturbing cases children are not only abused, they are abducted, sexually and otherwise physically abused, and even killed. Two of the more notorious cases of child molestation were committed by the now notorious killers Albert Fish and Jeffrey Dahmer. These killers had a similar tendency for cannibalism of their victims’ bodies as well. While a precise after-the-fact psychological analysis cannot be made of either, this paper delves into the cannibalistic aspect of these crimes in particular and emphasizes the utilization of standardized psychological methodology such as the multi-axial approach of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV) in attempting such a diagnosis. Bibliography lists 25 sources.
Filename: PPchdMol.rtf