What Students Learn: Using Mock Trials to Teach Criminal Justice

Paul R. Gormley; Mecheline Farhat; Stephen Greer; Lynnell Talbert

What Students Learn: Using Mock Trials to Teach Criminal Justice

Paul R. Gormley, Mecheline Farhat, Stephen Greer, Lynnell Talbert

Criminal Justice

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference session

Abstract

Criminal Justice tends towards black & white concepts with limited opportunity to present shades of gray. Presenting the realities of alleging crimes and realizing the obligations of proof through mock trial exercises shows students practical aspects of proving & defending offenses, difficulties of live testimony and witness actions, and the subjective nature of crimes and defenses. This roundtable discussion will discuss criminal justice instructors' experiences in taking “cases to trial” with students who realize the clarity they see in the classroom is not supported in the trial environment.

Original language	American English
State	Published - Mar 30 2019
Event	Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Annual Meeting - Baltimore, United States Duration: Mar 26 2019 → Mar 30 2019

Conference

Conference	Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Annual Meeting
Abbreviated title	ACJS
Country/Territory	United States
City	Baltimore
Period	3/26/19 → 3/30/19

Bibliographical note

What Students Learn: Using Mock Trials to Teach Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Education/Community Colleges
Roundtable 9:30 to 10:45 am
Third Floor: Grand Ballroom IV

Moderator:

Paul R. Gormley, Lynn University
Discussants:

Mecheline Farhat, Bergen Community College
Paul R. Gormley, Lynn University
Stephen Greer, Castletownbere Law
Lynnell Talbert, Grand Rapids Community College

Access to Document

http://spiral.lynn.edu/facpubs/798

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