CJ V06 — Criminal Justice Report Writing and Courtroom Procedures
This course covers report writing and courtroom procedures for criminal justice practitioners. Emphasis will be on mastering report writing to record crime scenes, emergency response situations, routine occurrences, and laboratory examinations and on responsibilities regarding pretrial preparation and responses while testifying as a witness. The goal of this course is to help the student learn how to translate observations into a succinct, yet comprehensive document, for court presentation and how it is essential for testimony, to be given serious consideration by the court, law enforcement personnel present themselves as professional, credible and reliable witnesses. Focus will also be placed on the importance of information gathering techniques, appropriate law enforcement personnel responses while testifying as a witness, and thorough, accurate, and well-written report writing, not only as a reflection of professionalism, but also to ensure the ability of the justice system to adjudicate the criminal case.