MAXIMIZING WITNESS COOPERATION

• NCJ Number: 41328
• Author(s): G GUERINHOWARD G
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 0 pages
• Corporate Author: Harper and Row
• Sale Source: Harper and Row Media; 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. 20 MINUTES, 16 MM COLOR, 1977 25-PAGE DISCUSSION GUIDELINES INCLUDED PRICE IS CURRENT AT TIME OF PRINT BUT SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

Annotation

THIS FILM DEALS WITH THE PROBLEMS FACING A POLICE OFFICER AS HE ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY WITNESSES AND SECURE THEIR COOPERATION AT THE SCENE OF A CRIME.

Abstract

THE FILM ESTABLISHES THE PROBLEM OF THE UNCOOPERATIVE WITNESS AS ONE WHICH AFFECTS THE POLICE OFFICER BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY. IT PORTRAYS THE PROBLEMS OF THE POTENTIAL WITNESS IN A SYMPATHETIC LIGHT IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE OFFICER'S AWARENESS AND SENSITIVITY. ALSO PRESENTED ARE SOME NATIONALLY ACCEPTABLE TECHNIQUES FOR DEALING WITH WITNESSES, DEMONSTRATING CORRECT AND INCORRECT WITNESS-APPROACH PROCEDURES. ADDITIONALLY, THE FILM GIVES THE OFFICER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE AND ASSESS HIS OWN ATTITUDES TOWARD WITNESSES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP