Afneem van Doeltreffende Getuieverklarings

Product Details:
Author(s):
Lochner, H
Year Published:
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Type:
Print | Soft Cover
Language:
Afrikaans HT & EAT
About this publication
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 Afneem van Doeltreffende Getuieverklarings / Taking Effective Witness Statements 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.
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.
Also available in English as Taking Effective Witness Statements (ISBN 978-1-4851-0104-8).
Afneem van Doeltreffende Getuieverklarings / Taking Effective Witness Statements 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.
Content
The investigation of crime
Interviewing witnesses to obtain statements
Witness statements
An effective sworn witness statement
References
Glossary
Annexures
Statement by a private investigator
Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Act 16 of 1963
Regulations governing the administering of an oath or affirmation
Articles 21, 50 and 250 of the Criminal Procedure Act
Statement regarding interview with a suspect
Interest / Benefit to
Judges and magistrates
Legal practitioners
Law enforcement officials
Investigators