NCJ Number
45145
Date Published
1978
Length
198 pages
Annotation
MATERIALS ARE PRESENTED FOR A SIX-PART TRAINING EXERCISE IN WHICH STUDENTS ASSUME THE ROLE OF A PROSECUTOR CARRYING OUT A HYPOTHETICAL INVESTIGATION OF ORGANIZED CRIME.
Abstract
THE TRAINING EXERCISE CONSISTS OF SIX WORKSHOPS. FOR EACH WORKSHOP, RAW DATA FOR THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTIGATION (BANK RECORDS, INVOICES, CHECKS, REPORTS, ETC.) ARE PRESENTED, TOGETHER WITH A TEACHER'S GUIDE, WHICH STATES THE PREMISE OF THE WORKSHOP, THE PROBLEMS TO BE CONSIDERED, AND GUIDELINES FOR APPROACHING THE PROBLEMS. FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE WORKSHOP ON ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE, STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO EXAMINE A COURT SURVEILLANCE ORDER AND DAILY SURVEILLANCE REPORTS TO ASSESS THE MANNER IN WHICH THE ORDER WAS DRAFTED, TO DETERMINE WHAT INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD BE GIVEN TO INVESTIGATORS, AND TO DECIDE WHAT AMENDMENTS TO THE ORDER ARE REQUIRED IF THE SURVEILLANCE IS TO BE TERMINATED OR RENEWED. GUIDELINES FOR INTERPRETING THE HYPOTHETICAL DOCUMENTS ARE INCLUDED. OTHER WORKSHOPS CONCERN THE ANALYSIS OF CORPORATE RECORDS, THIRD-PARTY RECORDS, LEGAL OBJECTIONS TO TESTIFYING, EXAMINATION OF RECALCITRANT WITNESSES, AND PERJURY AND CONTEMPT INDICTMENTS. SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS ON WITNESS RELOCATION AND PLEA-BARGAINING DECISIONS ARE INCLUDED.