Describe the kinds of matters that forensic evaluators assess.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers may vary.Forensic evaluators assess matters such as:• The competence of a defendant to proceed with adjudication of charges (often called "competence to stand trial," although most criminal charges are adjudicated through plea bargaining rather than trial)• The mental state of a defendant at the time of an alleged offense (often called "sanity at the time of the offense")• The degree of emotional or brain damage suffered by a victim in an accident• The effects on a child of alternative custody arrangements after divorce• The risk of future violent or otherwise criminal behavior• The prospects for a convicted defendant's rehabilitation in prison or on probation
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a. the discovery of medicine b. the development of agriculture and the domestication of animals c. an increase in the size of women's pelvic openings that assisted in labor d. construction techniques that allowed for stronger homes that were better heated
How does social smiling typically develop?
What will be an ideal response?