Product Description
Taking Effective Witness Statements (eBook)
Author: H Lochner
Format: Digital
Witness statements play a vital role in all forms of criminal investigation, particularly crime scene investigation (CSI) and forensics. Legal practitioners on both sides – prosecution and defence – cannot hope to succeed at trial unless they have properly drafted and executed witness statements.
The author of Taking Effective Witness Statements / Afneem van Doeltreffende Getuieverklarings provides in-depth coverage of every stage of the statement-taking process, from preparing the witness before a statement is taken, through observing the body language of the witness during the interview, to compiling a post-interview report.
Taking Effective Witness Statements / Afneem van Doeltreffende Getuieverklarings focuses on different forms of witness statements and provides expert practical guidance on such matters as:
understanding the requirements of an effective witness statement
recognising the characteristics of an effective witness statement
how to format the statement correctly
what language to use when writing the statement
common mistakes made in statement taking (and how to avoid them)
professional qualities of investigators.
Contents:
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The investigation of crime
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Interviewing witnesses to obtain statements
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Witness statements
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An effective sworn witness statement
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References
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Glossary
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Annexures
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Statement by a private investigator
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Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Act 16 of 1963
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Regulations governing the administering of an oath or affirmation
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Articles 21, 50 and 250 of the Criminal Procedure Act
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Statement regarding interview with a suspect
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