Courtroom Demeanor / Vehicle Pullovers / Finger Printing / Stress Flashcards
The LEO’s role in the courtroom is not to convince anyone of the ____ or ____ of the defendant but rather to present ____ based on the ____ known to the officer. These facts must be based on a ____, ____, and ____investigation.
guilt or innocence
testimony
facts
fair, objective, and thorough
The process used to select individuals to serve as jurors is called:
Voir Dire
The questioning of a witness to determine his/her competency to provide certain testimony.
Voir Dire
Direct examination of prosecution witnesses is conducted by the ____. Cross-examination is generally limited in scope to those matters raised during ____ ____ of the witness.
prosecutor
direct examination
The purpose of ____-____ is to test the credibility of the witness or call into question ____ or earlier ____.
cross-examination
evidence
testimony
In a jury trial, the judge’s role is to ensure procedural ____ ____, not determine ____ or ____. The jury has the role of determining the facts of the case and applying the law, as charged by the judge, to the facts to determine a ____.
due process
innocence or guilt
verdict
What rule allows witnesses to be excluded from the courtroom during proceedings? This rule also requires that witnesses not discuss the case with anyone other than the judge or the attorneys involved directly in the case.
Rule of Sequestration
True/False
A violation to the rule of sequestration goes to the credibility of the witness.
True
Effective witnesses are well prepared for court. Reviewing ____ ____ and meeting with the ____ are just a couple of the steps an officer needs to take before reporting to court.
case reports
prosecutor
For court, Officers should dress ____ and ____ as dictated by ____ policy.
conservative and appropriately
departmental
In court, an officer who does not know the answer to a question should simply do what?
Admit that he/she does not know, and move forward.
Officers should understand the basic rules regarding ____, and ____ to the rules including ____ declarations and ____ utterances.
hearsay and exceptions
dying declarations
excited utterances
Officers must respond to defense tactics ____ and ____ in order to maintain ____ with the jury.
professionally and deliberately
credibility
Explain the general progression of a jury trial from the beginning of jury selection until sentencing.
1) Case is called
2) Voir Dire
3) Jury Selection
4) Jury Sworn
5) Opening Statements
6) Prosecution presents case
7) Defense moves for directed verdict
8) Defense presents case
9) Defense and Prosecution makes closing arguments
10) Judge charges jury
11) Jury retires to deliberate
12) Jury returns and renders verdict
13) Release if not guilty
14) Sentencing if guilty
Information gained or acquired from another and not part of one’s direct knowledge.
Hearsay
The way in which a person reacts to environmental stimuli.
Stress
What are the four categories to stress?
1) Acute
2) Episodic acute
3) Chronic
4) Trauma (Critical Incident)
Most common form of stress and results from the demands and pressures of the recent past and anticipated demands and pressures of the near future.
Acute Stress
Caused by frequent acute stress and can take the form of ceaseless worry.
Episodic Acute Stress
The grinding stress that wears people down day after day, year after year, and leads to serious illness.
Chronic Stress
Stress caused by any tragic or traumatic event that causes a person to experience unusually strong, intense emotional reactions which have the potential to overwhelm the individual’s ability to cope.
Critical Incident Stress
What type of stress can lead to PTSD?
Critical Incident Stress
Stress which may result when a person suffers an event or situation outside the range of normal experience which exceeds the individual’s perceived ability to meet its demands, and poses a serious threat to the loss of life.
PTSD
Also known as the medical classification of stress.
General Adaptation Syndrome (G.A.S)
What are the three stages of stress?
Alarm
Resistance
Exhaustion
Where the systems of the body are aroused to respond to a stressor and all internal resources are focused on the stress factor.
Alarm Stage
Where reactions become specialized in an attempt to bring the stress factor within tolerable levels.
Resistance
Where all the defenses collapse and stress runs wild as a result of failing to bring the stress under control.
Exhaustion
What are the four categories of sources of stress:
1) External
2) Internal
3) Inherent to the Job
4) Individual
What type of stressors cannot be controlled by the officer or the department? They can only be mitigated, not completely eliminated. Examples include, the courts and judicial system, the public, and the media.
External Stressors
Stressors that are specific to a particular agency and can be controlled by agency leadership. Examples include poor supervision, a lack of career development, excessive paperwork, and inconsistent discipline.
Internal Stressors
Stressors that are apart of police work and can only be managed and include role conflict, adverse work schedules, and a negative view of life.
Inherent Stressors
Stressors that are unique to each person and can include family issues, fear regarding abilities and second jobs.
Personal / Individual Stressors
Stress manifests through what four ways:
1) Physical
2) Cognitive
3) Emotional
4) Behavioral Reactions
The continuing sense of frustration and tiredness that often occurs when a person is dedicated to a calling or career and does not receive the rewards he/she expected.
Burnout
True/False
Personality types play a major role in how people deal with stress.
True
Personalities that are characterized by competitive, hostile, or aggressive behavior.
Type A
Personalities that are characterized as being slower to anger and more tolerant of themselves and others.
Type B
