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jenna1

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A lawyer is bringing a case charging that IQ tests are biased against African American children. What legal precedent might she cite?
 
  a) Larry P. v. Riles
   b) Hobson v. Hansen
  Review several ways that psychologists interface with the legal system in the field of forensic assessment
   c) Debra P. v. Turlington
  Review several ways that psychologists interface with the legal system in the field of forensic assessment
   d) PASE v. Hannon
  Review several ways that psychologists interface with the legal system in the field of forensic assessment

Question 2

A psychologist arguing for the civil commitment of a patient, on the grounds that the individual requires treatment for mental illness, must demonstrate several key points.
 
  One is that the individual is impaired by their illness to the point where they cannot understand the need for treatment. This argument is needed to answer a protection guaranteed in which Constitutional Amendment? a) Fourteenth
   b) Fourth
  Review several ways that psychologists interface with the legal system in the field of forensic assessment
   c) Fifth
  Review several ways that psychologists interface with the legal system in the field of forensic assessment
   d) Sixteenth
  Review several ways that psychologists interface with the legal system in the field of forensic assessment


ciecieme

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Reply #1 on: Jun 18, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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