Homework M8

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Allied American University

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Final Exam

Directions: Please provide a short answer/essay to each question. Make sure you properly cite using APA, case law, and the applicable Federal rules of evidence or Constitutional amendment(s) applicable to support your answer.

• List three duties of an officer at a crime scene that will aid the prosecution at trial.
• During an officer’s testimony, what should an officer do when the prosecutor has overlooked what seems to be a crucial element of the questioning?
• Describe appropriate court attire for the police officer.
• List some ways in which an officer can improve his or her skills as a witness.
• Describe three mistakes an officer should avoid in order to not have a negative impact on the jury.
• How can the officer portray to the jurors the best possible impression of himself or herself as a police officer?
• Describe the two ways in which a judge may respond to an objection.
• How can an officer’s testimony endanger the efforts of the prosecution?
• Why must the officer avoid any display of emotion as a spectator in the courtroom?