This website was developed to help schools develop Mock Trial teams. The website includes a lot of helpful strategies and videos that will help you prepare for the Mock Trial Exercises in this course. I encourage you to review the materials provided under the Educational Material heading when you developing your testimony materials.
Creating a Curriculum Vitae
The Mock Testimony Project requires creation of a Curriculum Vitae (CV) for an expert witness on latent fingerprints. The resources provided below are intended to help you construct this document.
CV Guide.pdfMock Trial Role Preparation
During the Mock Testimony Project, you will play the role of Defense Attorney, Prosecutor, or Expert Witness. The resources provided are issues of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) Quarterly journal. These issues contain articles designed to help you prepare effective opening statements as well as prepare testimony questions for expert witnesses on direct examination and cross-examination.
Brook 2013 _ Opening Statements as Persuasive Advocacy.pdfOpening Statements as Persuasive Advocacy
Kuchler 2010 _ Direct Examination of Expert Witnesses.pdfDirect Examination of Expert Witnesses
Jaroslaw Michael 2012 _ Expert Witness as a Teacher.pdfExpert Witnesses as Teachers
Clark 2011 _ The Art of Cross Examination.pdfThe Art of Cross-Examination
Latent Fingerprint Resources
The Mock Testimony Project features a latent fingerprint expert. The resources provided below will help you understand latent fingerprint comparison process terminology, evaluation strategies, and analysis limitations. These documents were published by the Scientific Working Group on Friction Ridge Analysis, Study and Technology (SWGFAST), which was established to identify best practices in fingerprint analysis.
SWGFAST Examination Standards.pdfSWGFAST Examiner Qualifications and Training Standards.pdfSWGFAST Standard Terminology Guide.pdfChapter 9 _ Examination Process.pdfFingerprint Examination (ACE-V) Process
The book excerpt provided here is provided by the National Criminal Justice Reference Service. This chapter explains the ACE-V examination method used for fingerprint analysis and summarizes the Quality/Quality debate in fingerprint identification. I encourage you to review this chapter when preparing for your Mock Testimony Exercise.