HTHCV XONR8
In the HTHCV XONR8 project we worked in groups of 3-4 to review case files submitted to the California Innocence Project (C.I.P.) and determined whether or not the C.I.P. should take on the case. We then wrote a case memo stating our findings and presented them in front of lawyers from the C.I.P. We prepared for the project by forming Forensic Groups and learning about different forensics subjects.
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I was part of the Forensic Psychology group. We learned about false confessions, police errors, the problems with eyewitness identification and how these things can play a role in the incarceration of an innocent. I focused on researching eyewitness identification and the different factors that can interfere with an accurate identification.
Case FilesReading through the case file that my group was assigned was challenging for many reasons. It was filled with legal terms that I had never heard before and contradicting claims. It was also difficult to make a decision regarding what the C.I.P. should do. While it was important to remember that we were dealing with real people, we also had to prevent that from baking us bias. There really wasn't anything easy about this project. During the process I contributed my share of effort in making sense of it all.
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Exhibition
On a scale of 1 to 4, I would give my group a 2 for our performance during exhibition. While I do think that our argument and slideshow were good, our presentation was not. It wasn't as professional as it should have been and we didn't take a clear stance on what we thought the C.I.P. should do. I would give myself a 3. I think that I did well, but I could have done better. I participated and shared the air, but I didn't keep up a professional air. Because I think that we did so badly the presentation was definitely my low point of the project.