COURTROOM TESTIMONY FOR POLICE AND SOCIAL WORKERS (FROM SIXTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON JUVENILE JUSTICE, 1979)

• NCJ Number: 69278
• Author(s): J F Mendoza
• Date Published: 1979
• Length: 0 pages
• Corporate Author: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges; National District Atorneys Assoc; Teach 'Em Inc
• Sale Source: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges; Not Available Through National Institute of Justice/NCJRS Document Loan Program
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. THIS PROGRAM IS ONE SIDE OF THE CASSETTE, AND PART OF THE SECOND SIDE. FOR THE PROGRAMS ON THE OTHER SIDE, SEE NCJ-69279 AND NCJ-69280.

Annotation

ADVICE FOR POLICE OFFICERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS ON COURTROOM TESTIMONY IS PRESENTED.

Abstract

A VICE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON JUVENILE AND FAMILY COURT JUDGES LISTS REFERENCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND THEN REVIEWS THE OBJECTIVES AND TECHNIQUES OF TRIAL LAWYERS IN CROSS-EXAMINATIONS. NEXT, HE DEFINES COMPETENCY; JUDICIAL NOTICE; DIRECT, BEST, REAL, AND CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE; OBJECTION TO THE FORM OF A QUESTION; LEADING QUESTIONS; HEARSAY; AND THE QUALIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS, WITNESSES, AND TESTIMONY. THEN, HE PROVIDES ADVICE ON PREPARING REPORTS AND ON PRETRIAL MEETINGS WITH ATTORNEYS, AND SUGGESTS GUIDELINES FOR BEHAVIOR ON THE WITNESS STAND. A TABLE OF CONTENTS IS INCLUDED WITH THE AUDIOTAPE CASSETTE, BUT OTHER SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS ARE NOT PRESENT. FOR RELATED TAPES, SEE NCJ 69273-77 AND 69279-85.