"A" WORK DISCUSSION

In this unit, you learned that there are different ways to confront witnesses. There have been different rulings about abusers having to confront the defendants who abused them, and several methods, such as testifying behind a screen and testifying on closed-circuit television, have been used. Do you feel that abuse victims should be required to testify in open court? Why, or why not?

If your conclusion is that abuse defendants cannot confront their victims in open court, what alternatives can be offered to conduct a fair trial in accordance with the Sixth Amendment of the U. S. Constitution?