Statements

Question 1

What should be capitalised on a statement?

Answer 1

Surnames, place names and direct speech

Question 2

What are the different types of statements?

Answer 2

complainant statement, duty statement, witness statement, mixture of the above, victim personal statement

Question 3

Why is a complainant statement needed?

Answer 3

• provide the background of an offence
  -demonstrate ownership

Question 4

What is the witness statement structure?

Answer 4

Five part statement structure
- introduction
- setting the scene
- what happened
- descriptions
- ADVOKATE

Question 5

What does ADVOKATE stand for?

Answer 5

A - amount of time observed
D - distance
V - visibility
O - observation impeded
K - know or seen before and how often
A - any special reason for remembering
T - time elapsed between observing and identification
E - error