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YOU MAY DANCE LIKE NO ONE IS WATCHING, BUT POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA MAY BE EXHIBIT A IN COURT
There are no secrets on the internet. Today, people willingly post the most personal and sometimes embarrassing information about themselves, their families, their friends, and believe it or not, even …
Factors that Matter in Applications for Relief from Megan’s Law Registration, Community Notification, and Supervision
By Eric Marcy, Esq. Our laws specifically provide for and envision that a Megan’s Law Registrant may be discharged from registration, community notification, and Community/Parole Supervision for Life upon a …
Understanding Megan’s Law Tier Level Designations, the Registrant Risk Assessment Scale Guidelines, and an Approach for Challenging a Tier Level Risk Designation
By Eric Marcy, Esq. The statutory system of registration and notification under Megan’s Law in New Jersey is intended to determine the danger of recidivism by an individual who has …
Challenging So-Called “Objective” Psychological Tests: The Use and Abuse Of Psychological Testing In Trials, Sentencing, Parole Consideration, And Custody Disputes
By Eric Marcy, Esq. Criminal and civil courts and the New Jersey State Parole Board have accepted the use of psychological testing as an important component of making legal and …
The New Jersey Department of Correction’s Misuse of the E-1 Override in Classification Decisions and the Impact on Prison Designation, Programming, and Parole
Once committed to the State Prison system, the Department of Corrections (“DOC”) performs a classification assessment which has implications for an inmate’s prison designation, housing, rehabilitative programming, and ultimately, on …
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Product Line (“MMPI-2, MMPI-2-RF, MMPI-3 ©)
Misuse of Psychological Tests in Courts By Eric Marcy, Esq. The Purpose and Source of Data for the Various MMPI Products The MMPI-2 was a personality assessment tool for mental …
Watch Out for the “Psychopaths” The Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) ©
By Eric Marcy, Esq. CHALLENGING SO-CALLED “OBJECTIVE” TESTING – THE USE AND ABUSE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING IN LITIGATION Nothing scares a fact finder like the designation that someone is a …
The Millon™ Clinical Multiaxial Inventory Testing the Use and Validity of the MCMI-III™ In Court Cases
The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory III (“MCMI-III”™) is a popular assessment tool used by clinical psychologists, that has been in use since approximately 1977. This instrument has been the subject …
The Parole Board’s Difficult Decision – Whether to Release Someone Who Has Been Convicted of a Serious or Violent Crime
By Eric Marcy, Esq While the Parole Board consists of Members who act in good faith, who try to do the right thing, there is a natural human reluctance to parole …
Is it Illegal to Snoop on my Spouse’s Cell Phone and Read the Text Messages?
By Eric Marcy, Esq. When one thinks their spouse may be having an affair or is engaging in economic infidelity, there is the tendency to consider accessing the cell phone …
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